Max Scherzer will start the Washington Nationals' opener April 6 against the New York Mets, not Stephen Strasburg. "It's going to be real exciting," Scherzer said Monday. "It's a great honor to be able to start Opening Day, especially for this club and especially on this staff. But at the end of the day, it's just Game 1. There are bigger and better things I want to check off." Starting a seven-year, $210 million contract, Scherzer will be making his first Opening Day start. Strasburg had pitched the last three for the Nationals. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...tionals-name-max-scherzer-opening-day-starter
