LOS ANGELES — The story through the first 3 1/2 innings into the series finale between the Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon was about a former Mets ace. It very quickly turned into a story about the club’s current ace.
There was no score in the bottom of the fourth at Dodger Stadium when Max Scherzer was ejected shortly before the inning began. The umpires questioned him for the second time about illicit substances on his glove and he had even been asked to switch gloves earlier in the game. An argument ensued between Scherzer and two umpires, Dan Bellino and Phil Cuzzi, and the Mets right-hander was tossed.
The Mets went on to win, 5-3, to take the series, thanks to a timely two-run homer by Brandon Nimmo in the top of the fifth. His first of the season, it came right after Jimmy Yacabonis, who came into the game to replace Scherzer in the fourth, gave up the first run of the game to put the Mets down 1-0.
