The Los Angeles Dodgers had their three-game winning streak snapped and face the Colorado Rockies for an afternoon rubber match at Coors Field. L.A. needs a win to avoid falling further behind the San Francisco Giants, who now the National League West by two games.
Max Scherzer is on the mound and brings with him a 7-0 record, 0.78 ERA, 0.66 WHIP, 79 strikeouts and .150 batting average against in nine starts for the Dodgers. They additionally won both games Scherzer didn’t receive a decision for.
The performance has been historic and vaulted the future Hall of Famer to the front of the NL Cy Young Award race.