Max Scherzer doesn’t have as much hair as he used to, but the star pitcher’s cut was under close scrutiny Tuesday night when Phillies manager Joe Girardi asked umpires to check his hair for foreign substances in the middle of the fourth inning.

Max Scherzer refused to let the sun go down. Not now, not yet. Scherzer was vibrating on the mound, raging against everything the night threatened to be. If Scherzer were a banker or a taxi driver, 41 would be a fine age,

The manager made the mistake of asking the pitcher if he was still 'good to go' the inning after his outburst on the mound.

On Thursday night, he saw the dramatic scene on the mound in Seattle, when Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer barked at John Schneider as the Toronto manager went to have a conversation with the future Hall of Famer, debating a pitching change with a Mariners runner on in the fifth inning.

Scherzer once again found himself in trouble early, surrendering three runs in the first inning. He managed to settle somewhat before giving up a solo home run to Masataka Yoshida in the fifth. By the time he exited after five innings, he had allowed four ...

The Toronto Blue Jays tied the American League Championship Series 2-2 on Thursday night, led by a commanding performance from 41-year-old pitcher Max Scherzer.