The Astros won 8-5, cutting the Rangers’ series edge to 2-1. Once again Houston flexed the might of defending champions.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Before the calendar had even turned to Wednesday, already admitted he was not sure what to expect. No one was. More than a month had passed since Scherzer last pitched in a major-league game. Now here he was, set to start Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, entrusted with continuing the uncanny success in the postseason.
🎥 | — The Athletic MLB Scherzer exited the game after only four innings and 63 pitches. He allowed five hits, five runs and never looked sharp. The Rangers’ most famous name proved mortal as he showed the rust of more than a month on the injured list. Advertisement Rookie third baseman Josh Jung briefly reignited the Arlington crowd in the fifth inning when he belted an opposite-field home run off Javier.
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