COLUMBIA, Mo. - #MizzouMade pitcher Max Scherzer of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals made a rare start in his hometown of St. Louis and helped his Nationals to a 4-3 win over baseball's best team by striking out 10 over 6.0 innings of work. MUTigers.com was there to follow the action and compiled some of the best tweets of the night. Below is a look as Scherzer pitched in his hometown for the first time since his rookie season in 2008.
#Mizzou Max Scherzer, St. Louis native (not alum of Chesterfield High -- huh?), makes rare start at Busch, @TomTimm … http://t.co/FdEwWbmZ6w
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) September 2, 2015
Awesome to see @Max_Scherzer throw against the Cards tonight! A lot of @MizzouBaseball around! #MIZ pic.twitter.com/X9L8xtH1m3
— J.C. Field (@jcfield27) September 3, 2015
#MizzouMade @Max_Scherzer set to pitch in hometown St. Louis Wednesday vs. Cardinals [http://t.co/vzgUzMrlgL] pic.twitter.com/VTToCIqDei
— Mizzou Baseball (@MizzouBaseball) September 1, 2015
Max Scherzer- Most Swings and Misses in 2015 27 vs Brewers 25 vs Cardinals (tonight) 24 vs Dodgers
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 3, 2015
@nationals pitcher @maxscherzer31 in-camera multi-exposure #canon1dx #mlb #maxscherzer http://t.co/X5svld1wVB pic.twitter.com/nAbaTxKaQs
— Billy Hurst (@BillyHurstPhoto) September 3, 2015
Does anyone else pay attention to how @Max_Scherzer pitches and what he throws? How does anyone hit that... Honestly... It's unreal...
— Colin LoCurto (@colinlocurto14) September 3, 2015
Two more #whiffs from @Max_Scherzer here in the 4th! Max allows a hit to Wong, but leaves him stranded at second. pic.twitter.com/0esqHQhIXY
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 3, 2015
Max Scherzer in St. Louis, everything is right in the world. #cardinals #nationals #maxtostl
— dani wex (@DaniWex) September 3, 2015
Big day for @Max_Scherzer as this is basically a homecoming for him. #STLCards
— Eduardo Gonzalez (@EdGonzalez88) September 3, 2015
@Max_Scherzer heading to game 2nite, any chance of getting Mizzou jersey autographed? Sorry it's #38, not #31. pic.twitter.com/ZG26ORFT3a
— Mike Thompson (@Motiger22) September 2, 2015
I'm so excited that my #MizzouMade MIZ-MAX @Max_Scherzer gets to start at home tonight in STL ????? Has to be a great feeling....
— Colg8smile (@colg8smile) September 2, 2015
Happy @Max_Scherzer Day!!! pic.twitter.com/ftchAtpA3Z
— Natitude34 (@Natitdude) September 2, 2015
Ryan Zimmerman got us like... #ZIM pic.twitter.com/y2zK2CvcpD
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 3, 2015
Final line for Scherzer: 6.0 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 10 K, 1 HR -- 108 pitches, 82 strikes. #Nats pic.twitter.com/AVGfHZ69t2
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 3, 2015
.@Max_Scherzer strikes out his 10th batter of the night to end the 6th inning. #MadMax #LikeABoss
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 3, 2015