When the Los Angeles Dodgers elected to give Julio Urias, Walker Buehler and Max Scherzer an additional day of rest before their respective starts last week, it guaranteed the future Hall of Famer would not face the San Francisco Giants.
Instead, Scherzer’s next turn in the rotation came in the series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. He flew ahead of teammates because of the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast not allowing for the Dodgers to arrive at their hotel in St. Louis until early Monday morning.
The Dodgers opened the game with a four-run inning and Scherzer took the game from there.