Leave it to the angriest pitcher in Major League Baseball to give the Los Angeles Dodgers the kick in the pants they so badly needed.
And against their most hated rival, no less.
So after Scherzer capped off his dazzling debut in Dodger blue on Wednesday by firing a 95 mph fastball past Houston Astros outfielder Chas McCormick, the nearly 53,000 fans packed into Dodger Stadium justifiably gave the three-time Cy Young Award winner a standing ovation and then insisted on a curtain call.
“To go out there and pitch well and to have the fans ask for a curtain call for me," Scherzer told reporters after the game, "I’ve never had that happen, so that’s a cool moment and something I’ll never forget.