ST. LOUIS: Max Scherzer scored 13 in his hometown and Chris Taylor got a two-run homer, which led the Los Angeles dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Louis Cardinals Monday.
Scherzer (13-4) allowed an unbeaten run and six hits in eight innings in his 104th double-digit pitching game, including six against St. Louis. Louis. This links him to the fifth place in MLB history.
“I don’t get caught up in the results,” Scherzer said. “I focus on the process. The results are taken care of. The results are excellent when you get them. For me, it’s all about launching attacks.”
Scherzer also recorded the ninth season of more than 200 attacks of his career. Three-time Cy Young Award winner is six miles away from becoming the 19th player in major league history to reach 3,000 attacks.
“It’s a huge milestone. It’s something I’ll be proud of,” Scherzer said. “It’s great to go out and get attacks, but it’s great to get out there and throw well.”
The Dodgers have won Scherzer’s seven starts since the St. Louis native. Louis was acquired in a box office trade with Washington nationals.
Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Scherzer has provided a big boost.
“It’s better than it’s advertised,” Roberts said. “We knew what we would get as far as the player. He’s definitely even gotten over it. He’s as good as them. We need him.”
Tommy Edman scored the Cardinals ’only run with the ball past Austin Barnes in the sixth.
“The guy is tough,” said Mike Schildt, director of St. Louis, on Scherzer. “He’s outscored us today. He did a good job. He improved as he went. He’s a workhorse. He hopes to delve deeper into the games.”
The Dodgers fell one game behind the San Francisco Giants, leader of the National League, in the west. The world series champions fell two of three against the giants of their previous series and then did not reach their hotel room until three in the morning, but jumped all the way right Miles Mikolas from St. .
“The boys sleepwalkers and going out to look for four races is a big boost for me,” Scherzer said. “That lets me go out and be aggressive.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.