Max Scherzer to Start World Series Game 3, Making History with Three Different Teams
Scherzer becomes eighth pitcher in MLB history to start a World Series game with three different franchises, seeks to bolster the Texas Rangers' Playoff picture with second World Series title.
- Max Scherzer, playing for Texas Rangers, will be the eighth pitcher in MLB history to start a World Series game with three different franchises, having previously started with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals.
- Scherzer began his MLB career with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are the opposing team in this World Series, marking a return to the start of his career but in different colors.
- In the first two games of the series, the teams are tied at 1-1. Game 3, where Scherzer will start, is crucial as teams that win Game 3 in a series tied at 1-1 have historically won the series 69% of the time.
- The Texas Rangers have a perfect 8-0 record in away games this postseason. That record will be tested as the series shifts to Arizona, Scherzer's first MLB home.
- Game 3 will be broadcast on Fox, with rookie Brandon Pfaadt slated to start for the Diamondbacks. Pfaadt yielded only two runs across 9 2/3 innings pitched in his last series, contributing to two Arizona wins.
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