LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer swore on his children's lives he put nothing but sweat and rosin on his hands at Dodger Stadium. The umpires still ejected him Wednesday, telling the Mets ace his hand was too sticky to possibly be legal.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner loudly proclaimed his innocence afterward. Scherzer also praised the Mets bullpen for saving the day after his early exit.
Scherzer was ejected in the fourth inning after the umpires checked his hands, but five relievers came through and Brandon Nimmo went 5 for 5 in New York's 5-3 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers.