HOUSTON — This is Max Scherzer’s shot.
Hurting so much over the weekend that it seemed his season might be over, Mad Max instead gets the ball for a final time — in Game 7 of the World Series.
“That’s what you live for,” the Washington Nationals ace said.
Baseball fans, same thing.
A matchup devoid of late-inning drama that’s threatening to set a record low for television ratings has suddenly turned into must-see TV.
“Maybe not how we drew it up in terms of how we got there, but it doesn’t take away the opportunity we have to win the World Series,” Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch said.