NEW YORK – In some ways, the stakes were symbolic: hard not to call it a rematch when the team that eliminated you before the postseason had barely begun is back into town; hard not to wonder whether the man on the mound would be out for — and up for — revenge.
: a pair of future Hall of Fame pitchers fending off the effects of aging. And Justin Verlander started the season on the injured list, so there were real stakes to be found Monday if you allowed yourself the kind of sacrilege to consider that Max Scherzer might simply be diminished.
In the course of a three-run seventh inning Monday, two balls off Mets' bats dribbled down the third base line, easing to a standstillinside the foul line. It was great and goofy and guffaw-worthy — and icing on the cake, ultimately — as well as an undeniable sign that the breaks were back, as they often seem to be when the real stuff is working, too.
“Thought I took a step in the right direction,” he said postgame Monday. “I’m not broken. I wasn’t broken after that Milwaukee start.”
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