Groovy Tuesday: Max vs. Thor among 9 aces

If you enjoy great pitching, then today’s Major League games will be right up your alley. A number of baseball’s top arms will be on display in a full 15-game slate, including a National League East showdown between the Nationals’ Max Scherzer and the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard.

Scherzer is coming off a historic 20-strikeout performance in last week’s complete-game victory over the Tigers, while the hard-throwing Syndergaard owns a 2.53 ERA with 55 strikeouts against nine walks. It’s the first head-to-head meeting between these two clubs vying for the division lead.

If Scherzer vs. Syndergaard is today’s main event, then the undercard still packs quite the punch. The rest of the day’s schedule is highlighted by starts from the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner, the Astros’ Dallas Keuchel and the D-backs’ Zack Greinke. A pair of rising stars — Toronto’s Marcus Stroman and Tampa Bay’s Chris Archer — will also duel at Rogers Centre, while Boston’s Rick Porcello and Kansas City’s Yordano Ventura clash at Kauffman Stadium.

Fans can catch all the action live on MLB.TV.

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Here’s what to watch for throughout the day (all times in ET):

First-place Nats head to Queens: WSH@NYM, 7:10 p.m. Today’s series opener between the Nationals and Mets not only features two clubs expected to contend for the NL East title this season, but also two of the best fastballs in the game. Expect both Scherzer and Syndergaard to be dealing some high-quality heat from the Citi Field mound.

• Thor, Max square off with game’s best fastballs

Syndergaard’s average velocity (97.9 mph) is tops among the 233 pitchers to have thrown at least 100 four-seam fastballs this season. He’s also responsible for two of the …

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