(John McDonnell/The Washington Post)Follow our live analysis throughout Game 3 between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. So, they roared for the franchise cornerstone, roared for him louder than anyone but maybe star pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who’s been nails in the playoffs. Scherzer seems the logical starter for Monday’s Game 4 and Stephen Strasburg for a potential Game 5 on regular rest. Two nights after storming back to win the National League wild-card game, Washington couldn’t defeat the 106-win Dodgers. Ryan Zimmerman and Stephen Strasburg are the only Nationals players or coaches who have witnessed, up close and personal, how horrifying a coin-toss game can be.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2019 15:53 UTC