In his eight starts against the Cardinals since he signed his seven-year, $210 million contract with the Nationals, Scherzer has a 2.67 ERA and an opponent batting line of .209/.256/.284. He has 70 strikeouts to 42 hits and 11 walks allowed. He's pitched six or seven innings every time.
That's a 0.90 ERA in 20 innings pitched. That's 14 more strikeouts than hits allowed. Cardinals hitters are slashing .221/.241/.273 against Scherzer in these three games. He's on the mound Wednesday, facing off against Cards starter Adam Wainwright. You better believe both will be fired up.
“There's no excuses in this league,” Scherzer told MLB.