LOS ANGELES -- Max Scherzer's Los Angeles Dodgers debut included three strikeouts of Jose Altuve and ended with a curtain call.
It was, in other words, as advertised.
Scherzer pitched seven innings of two-run ball against the high-powered Houston Astros on Wednesday night, scattering five hits, issuing one walk and striking out 10 batters while propelling the Dodgers to a 7-5 victory against a team reviled by most of L.A.
Scherzer -- pitching in front of another electric, hostile, sold-out crowd at Dodger Stadium -- allowed a first-inning home run to Michael Brantley but quickly settled in thereafter, retiring the next nine batters in order.