Here’s the opposition batting against Max Scherzer over his last three starts: .071/.093/.143. Four of the six hits against him went for extra bases.

Here’s Scherzer’s batting line in that same time: .375/.375/.375. He has half the hits of his opposition in 1/10th of the at bats.

By the way, if Scherzer had kept the no-hitter going last night, I was going to the James Bond series for the last three movie titles. Luckily, Bond films seven, eight, and nine were all appropriately titled:

• 7 — Diamonds are Forever
• 8 — Live and Let Die
• 9 — The Man with the Golden Gun

They may need to remake the last one there with Max.