Five thoughts: Astros spoil Scherzer’s Rangers return in ALCS Game 3

Max Scherzer, pitching for the first time in six weeks, allowed five runs in four innings as the Astros beat the Rangers, 8-5.

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer wipes the sweat from his brow after Houston Astros Mauricio Dubon drove in a run during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Globe Life Field in Arlington.Game 4 is at 7:03 p.m. CT Thursday at Globe Life Field in Arlington. It is a complete sellout. Game 5 will now be played. It will start at 4 p.m. Friday in Arlington.

Scherzer had loaded the bases in the inning with one out, but got Jeremy Peña to pop out to bring up No. 9 hitter Martín Maldonado. After getting ahead of Maldonado with a fastball, Scherzer threw a slider in the dirt that squirted away from Jonah Heim, allowing the first run of the game to score. The next pitch: A fastball, middle up, that Maldonado was able to pull through the left side. Two more runs scored on it.

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung hits a two run homer against the Houston Astros in the bottom of the fifth inning in Game 3 of an American League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Arlington.The Rangers went into the game wanting to make sure they didn’t chase Javier’s slider. Good news: They didn’t. He got just one swing and miss on the pitch. Bad news: Javier simply beat the Rangers with a 93 mph fastball over and over.

, Rangers beat writer/insider. Evan has covered the Rangers since 1997. He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors. His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue. Let's not discuss the cat. Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.

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