Dodgers Ace Max Scherzer Hot on the Mound, Not at the Plate

Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Scherzer reacts to a close pitch as he attempted to bunt during the third inning of a National League Wild Card playoff baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Los Angeles on Oct. 6, 2021. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

A look at what’s happening around the majors:

Scherzer Strings

Dodgers ace Max Scherzer is riding a pair of long streaks going into his start in Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Giants.

He wouldn’t mind ending one of them.