On Thursday, two high-profile athletes confirmed that age is however a quantity inside the realm of sports activities.
Max Scherzer (41 years outdated), a future Corridor of Famer and Recreation 4 starter for the Toronto Blue Jays, confirmed his classic self towards the Seattle Mariners, and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco (40) returned to his outdated Tremendous Bowl-winning kind on “Thursday Evening Soccer” towards the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Flacco and Scherzer’s performances did not simply shock viewers; additionally they made historical past.
Max Scherzer, Joe Flacco made historical past on Thursday evening
Scherzer labored his means by 5.2 innings in Recreation 4, permitting two runs and 4 walks whereas tallying 5 strikeouts. He satisfied his supervisor, John Schneider, to go away him on the market within the fifth to strike out Randy Arozarena.
Flacco, in the meantime, led the Bengals to a 33-31 victory over the Steelers, throwing for a season excessive 342 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions.
Incomes the win for every of their performances, Scherzer and Flacco grew to become the primary 40-plus-year-old beginning pitcher and quarterback duo to win on the identical day, in response to OptaSTATS.
