Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Scherzer dominated the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 6 in the opener of a 4-game series at St. Louis with a 5-1 victory. His record is a perfect 7-0 as starting pitcher since joining the Dodgers in a high-profile trade with Washington at the trade deadline. Scherzer overwhelmed the Cardinals in his hometown of St. Louis with 13 strikeouts. He allowed six hits in eight innings with one unearned run, continuing the trend towards his potential fourth Cy Young award. The Dodgers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning against Miles Mikolas, the Cardinals’ right-hander pitcher. Mikolas, whose record is 0-2, gave up four earned runs and five hits in five innings. The first inning’s dominance began with Trea Turner hitting a double to left center field. Max Muncy followed with a single to right field, moving Turner to third. Mookie Betts …