Scherzer (13-4) dominated his hometown Cardinals, limiting them to six hits, no walks and one unearned run. Max Scherzer struck out 13 batters and didn’t allow an earned run in eight innings as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers shut down the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Monday. Article contentThe Dodgers have won all seven games Scherzer has pitched since he arrived in a trade with the Washington Nationals. Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (0-2) allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks in five innings. Trea Turner led off with a ground-rule double, moved to third base on Max Muncy’s single and scored on a single by Mookie Betts.

Source: National Post September 06, 2021 23:26 UTC