Scherzer-Greinke is first World Series Game 7 matchup between two Cy Young winners - MLB

The starting pitching matchup between the Nationals’ Max Scherzer and the Astros’ Zack Greinke was already compelling enough, but MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo points out that it will be the first ever World Series Game 7 matchup between two starters who have won Cy Young Awards.

There have been more Game 7’s than you’d imagine. This is the 115th World Series and it will be the 40th with a Game 7, or in the case of the 1912 World Series, a Game 8. But we’ve never seen a matchup like tonight’s. Here’s a full list of World Series Game 7 starting pitching matchups, thanks to Baseball Reference:

Year	Away	Starter	Home	Starter
2019	Nationals	Max Scherzer	Astros	Zack Greinke
2017	Astros	Lance McCullers	Dodgers	Yu Darvish
2016	Cubs	Kyle Hendricks	Indians	Corey Kluber
2014	Giants	Tim Hudson	Royals	Jeremy Guthrie
2011	Rangers	Matt Harrison	Cardinals	Chris Carpenter
2002	Giants	John Lackey	Angels	Liván Hernández
2001	Yankees	Roger Clemens	Diamondbacks	Curt Schilling
1997	Indians	Jaret Wright	Marlins	Al Leiter
1991	Braves	John Smoltz	Twins	Jack Morris
1987	Cardinals	Joe Magrane	Twins	Frank Viola
1986	Red Sox	Bruce Hurt	Mets	Ron Darling
1985	Cardinals	John Tudor	Royals	Bret Saberhagen
1982	Brewers	Pete Vuckovich	Cardinals	Joaquín Andújar
1979	Pirates	Jim Bibby	Orioles	Scott McGregor
1975	Reds	Don Gullett	Red Sox	Bill Lee
1973	Mets	Jon Matlack	Athletics	Ken Holtzman
1972	Athletics	Blue Moon Odom	Reds	Jack Billingham
1971	Pirates	Steve Blass	Orioles	Mike Cuellar
1968	Tigers	Mickey Lolich	Cardinals	Bob Gibson
1967	Cardinals	Bob Gibson	Red Sox	Jim Lonborg
1965	Dodgers	Sandy Koufax	Twins	Jim Kaat
1964	Yankees	Mel Stottlemyre	Cardinals	Bob Gibson
1962	Yankees	Ralph Terry	Giants	Jack Sanford
1960	Yankees	Bob Turley	Pirates	Vern Law
1958	Yankees	Don Larsen	Braves	Lew Burdette
1957	Braves	Lew Burdette	Yankees	Don Larsen
1956	Yankees	Johnny Kucks	Dodgers	Don Newcombe
1955	Dodgers	Johnny Podres	Yankees	Tommy Byrne
1952	Yankees	Eddie Lopat	Dodgers	Joe Black
1947	Dodgers	Hal Gregg	Yankees	Spec Shea
1946	Red Sox	Dave Ferriss	Cardinals	Murry Dickson
1945	Tigers	Hal Newhouser	Cubs	Hank Borowy
1940	Tigers	Bobo Newsom	Reds	Paul Derringer
1934	Cardinals	Dizzy Dean	Tigers	Elden Auker
1931	Athletics	George Earnshaw	Cardinals	Burleigh Grimes
1926	Cardinals	Jesse Haines	Yankees	Waite Hoyt
1925	Senators	Walter Johnson	Pirates	Vic Aldridge
1924	Giants	Virgil Barnes	Senators	Curly Ogden
1912	Giants	Christy Mathewson	Red Sox	Hugh Bedient
1909	Pirates	Babe Adams	Tigers	Bill Donovan

The Cy Young Award was introduced in 1956 and didn’t include pitchers in both leagues until 1967.

The Nationals have won all four of Scherzer’s starts this postseason. Overall, he’s 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA and a 34/11 K/BB ratio in 25 innings.

Greinke, meanwhile, has had some hiccups. He’s 0-2 this postseason with a 5.30 ERA and a 22/8 K/BB ratio in 18 2/3 innings. Though he didn’t factor in the decision in his last two starts — he wasn’t able to complete the fifth inning both times — the Astros have won his last two starts.

In the event that either or both pitchers don’t last long, the Nationals and Astros are expected to have all hands on deck to fight for the championship.

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CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate adjourned Thursday without voting on a financing bill for a proposed $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip stadium for the Oakland Athletics, extending the special legislative session into the next week amid negotiations over whether to contribute $380 million in public funding to the project.

The measure can still be amended by lawmakers, and if it passes the Senate it would still need approval from the Assembly before going to the desk of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has expressed support for it. Both the state Senate and Assembly are adjourned until Monday.

In a hearing that began Wednesday and stretched into the early morning hours Thursday, lawmakers peppered tourism officials and a representative from a firm partnering with the ball club with questions about the feasibility and benefits of financing such a deal.

Public funds for the stadium would mainly come from $180 million in transferable tax credits and $120 million in county bonds. Backers have pledged that the creation of a special tax district around the proposed stadium would generate enough money to pay off those bonds and interest. The plan would not directly raise taxes.

The A’s would not owe property taxes for the publicly owned stadium. Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, would also contribute $25 million in credit toward infrastructure costs.

A’s representatives and some tourism officials say a deal would further grow Las Vegas’ developing sports scene and act as an economic engine, but a growing chorus of economists and some lawmakers warn that the project would bring minimal benefits for the hefty public price tag.