Pitcher Max Scherzer is looking to achieve something truly remarkable, as his Blue Jays team reached the World Series.

At 41, Scherzer ties a postseason record with a sixth team. Toronto bets he still has one night left to change a series. Want alternates for Meta/OG/Twitter

Few pitchers in any era were more intimidating at their peak than Max Scherzer. A firebrand who doesn't need any help firing himself up to get hitters out, Scherzer owns three Cy Young Awards, eight All-Star selections and more than 3,

Thursday night was all about a couple of old guys—Joe Flacco and Max Scherzer—who stepped up in unexpected ways when their teams needed them.

Yet while some things will be forever, a 41-year-old with a surgically repaired back and a balky thumb that may portend arm trouble and thinning hair beneath his Toronto Blue Jays cap – fifth team in five years – suggests something else.

Max Scherzer went full Mad Max last night, and the ALCS is knotted up at two. Plus: The Dodgers appear to have ascended to their final form, the Padres’ questions might extend beyond a new manager and we have our Baseball Card of the Week! I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup!

The Toronto Blue Jays had the wind knocked out of them right off the bat in this American League Championship Series with the Seattle Mariners. The team left their home field down 2-0 in a best-of-seven series to take on the Mariners in Seattle.

Max Scherzer pleads his case to John Schneider to stay in the game, then strikes out Randy Arozarena to end the 5th

Last night, Joe Flacco and Max Scherzer reminded us that they are still one step ahead with vintage performances under the bright lights of the NFL and MLB postseason.