NEW YORK — On the mound for the Mets in the opening game of the NL wild-card series Friday at Citi Field stood Max Scherzer, the man who can cut down October lineups like a weed whacker.
The seemingly unflappable goliath, armed with a wrecking-ball resume.
The debate for many coming into the best-of-three against the underdog Padres was whether the best pitcher in the series would be Scherzer or equally dominant and decorated Jacob deGrom.
