There was a time when Max Scherzer was one of the most feared pitchers in all of MLB, regular season or postseason.
But as the three-time Cy Young award winner gears up for a Game 3 ALCS start for the Texas Rangers against the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, it appears that the reigning champs feel confident in their ability to attack Scherzer.
"The Astros aren't going to be afraid of him," one MLB executive told ESPN's Buster Olney. "There's not going to be some mystique with him. He's a good pitcher, but they know him and they've hit him [recently] and when they face him, they'll have a game plan.