SAN FRANCISCO -- Max Scherzer came charging out of the bullpen like he was being chased. He came on so strong there was some question as to whether he left early, a false start, as if he viewed his 14 years in the big leagues as simply a prelude to this moment.
At some point after -- or maybe even slightly before -- Wilmer Flores stepped on first base to retire Matt Beaty for the final out of the top of the ninth inning, the door to the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen flew open and here he came, this raging man hell-bent on doing something he'd never done before: save a baseball game.