Let them rip — then realize these are not the same old Washington Nationals the Cardinals are meeting in the National League Championship Series.
Although it’s hard to call the team that just dethroned the 106-win Dodgers an underdog, isn’t it?
Max Scherzer came sprinting out of the bullpen after the Nats finished off the Dodgers in Game 5. He had popped up there during the game, as if he was going to insert himself if things didn’t go according to plan. Why not? He and fellow starter Stephen Strasburg have been the eager workhorses for Washington through the postseason.