Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer to Make Amazing Baseball History with Matchup on Wednesday

It will be a historic matchup on Wednesday when Justin Verlander of the Astros and Max Scherzer of the Texas Rangers face off.

The Houston Astros pummeled the Texas Rangers on Tuesday 14-1 as Jose Altuve made some incredible baseball history at the plate.

The win moved the Astros to 79-61 and into first place in the American League West. They lead the Seattle Mariners by 1.0 game.

The loss dropped the Rangers to 76-62. They trail the Astros by 2.0 games and have fallen out of the wild card race, trailing the Toronto Blue Jays by 0.5 games.

When the Astros and Rangers meet again on Wednesday night, it will be under the backdrop of some more amazing baseball history.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Justin Verlander & Max Scherzer will be the 1st former Cy Young winners to be teammates earlier in a season and THEN face each other later in that season, with both pitching for different teams than where they were teammates 

h/t @EliasSports

Justin Verlander & Max Scherzer will be the 1st former Cy Young winners to be teammates earlier in a season and THEN face each other later in that season, with both pitching for different teams than where they were teammates

h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/M86VZcw9tm

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) September 6, 2023

The two players were teammates with the New York Mets earlier this year before being traded and were also teammates with the Detroit Tigers prior. They are two of the most accomplished pitchers of the 2000s and are both destined for the Hall of Fame.

Verlander is in his 18th year in the big leagues with the Tigers, Astros and Mets. He's a nine-time All-Star, a three-time Cy Young winner, an MVP and a Rookie of the Year.

As for Scherzer, he's in his 16th year with the Diamondbacks, Tigers, Nationals, Dodgers, Mets and Rangers. He's an eight-time All-Star and is also a three-time Cy Young award winner.

First pitch is 8:05 p.m. ET.

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