Mad Max is BACK, and don't get in his way

Plus: Ohtani can pitch LA to NLCS sweep

Friday, October 17 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Always stay out of Mad Max's way: 'I thought he was going to kill me'   When John Schneider had the audacity to approach Max Scherzer on the mound in the fifth inning, the Blue Jays' manager looked like he was approaching a lion. An animated Scherzer talked his way into staying in the game, recording three more outs and his first postseason win in six years. Unrelenting Dodgers on verge of NLCS sweep, World Series return Gritty Blue Jays unfazed on the road, tie up ALCS vs. Mariners Can Dodgers clinch? Will Blue Jays' bats keep clicking? LCS storylines to watch Blue Jays-Mariners ALCS Game 5 FAQ (6 ET, FS1) Brewers-Dodgers NLCS Game 4 FAQ (8:30 ET, TBS) Vladdy passes Blue Jays legend with HR, and hit parade rolls on behind him Dodgers take 3-0 series edge by beating Brewers at their own game 'Miz' dazzles in historic relief outing, will pitch again if series goes the distance Miller to start, Woo available out of 'pen in crucial Game 5 Chourio (cramp) hopeful for quick return after Game 3 exit MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Tyler Glasnow 6th career playoff start with 8+ K's (12 starts total) Shohei Ohtani 3rd player with leadoff HR, leadoff 3B in same playoffs (Escobar, Brett) Max Scherzer At 41 years, 81 days old, 8th-oldest starter to record playoff win Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 11 RBIs tied for 2nd in a postseason for Toronto (Molitor, 13, 1993) Jacob Misiorowski 9 K's, 3rd-most in a playoff game by a non-starter PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY THE BRACKET MUST-SEE PLAY Don't mess with Mad Max, a tale as old as time. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS A moment with a legend In his last start of his second season, in 2014, Kevin Gausman struck out future Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki. Before Game 3 of the ALCS in Seattle this week, the Blue Jays pitcher got a chance to meet the Mariners legend. 6 things to know about Scherzer's vintage performance Coming off a rough end to his regular season and not having pitched in a game in more than three weeks, Max Scherzer not only took the baseball, he turned in a vintage Mad Max performance. Ohtani's latest trick? Making his splitter reappear When Shohei Ohtani came to MLB, his splitter was his greatest weapon. It was arguably baseball's most unhittable pitch. Though he lost command of it for a time, it's back with a vengeance this postseason. There's the Red Sox, and ... Only one team has come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the playoffs, but quite a few others have made valiant attempts. Maybe the Brewers can find inspiration here.  Live coverage before and after today's games Tune to MLB Tonight starting at 4 p.m. ET for the latest highlights, interviews, expert analysis and more, before and after today's LCS games. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD MIL 1 LAD 3 TOR 8 SEA 2 © 2025 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.