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In the rare case that you have Max Scherzer on the ropes early, you better finish him off. Because if you allow him and whatever team he happens to play for at a given time a second opportunity to put you away, there’s a good chance that they will.
The Philadelphia Phillies learned that lesson — not for the first time and probably not for the last time — Wednesday, as Scherzer, Pete Alonso and the New York Mets defeated them to clinch a series win.
Making his first start against the Phillies since signing a three-year/$130 million deal to join the New York Mets, Scherzer walked the bases loaded in the first inning, allowing each of Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos to reach base.