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MIAMI -- Its your move, Max Scherzer. Jake Gardiner Jersey .After Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins threw a gem on Tuesday night, beating the Washington Nationals 1-0, now its time for another star in this series, Scherzer of the Washington Nationals, to try to match.Scherzer, who starts on Wednesday against Miami, is in the running to win the NLs Cy Young award.Scherzer (17-7, 2.78 ERA) entered Tuesday tied for first in the NL in wins and sixth in ERA. He also leads the majors with 259 strikeouts.Fernandez (16-8, 2.86 ERA, 253 strikeouts) is also in the running for Cy Young.Among the other candidates are three pitchers from the Chicago Cubs -- Jake Arrieta (17-7, 2.96 ERA), Jon Lester (17-4, 2.40) and Kyle Hendricks (15-8, 2.06) -- as well as Johnny Cueto (16-5, 2.86) and Madison Bumgarner (14-9, 2.57) of the San Francisco Giants.Washingtons Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 3.60 ERA) had been in the race until he got hurt. Clayton Kershaw (11-3, 1.73 ERA) of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the favorite until he got hurt.When you add up all the numbers and all the variables, the Cy Young race is too close to call.But if you ask Nationals players, they are no doubt backing Scherzer.Every out matters to him, Nationals center fielder Trea Turner told the media after his last start. He goes out every inning and throws up zeroes. Hes a competitor.Scherzer will probably get just two more starts this regular season, so 20 wins do not seem possible. But if he were to get to 19 wins, it would be the second-best season of his career in that category. He won 21 games in 2013 when he finished 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA with the Detroit Tigers.His current 2.78 ERA is the lowest of his nine-year career.On Wednesday, Scherzer will face Miamis Tom Koehler, who has a much more modest goal. He has a chance to win at least 10 games for the third straight season. He is 30-35 during that span.Against the Nationals (88-63), Koehler will try to send the NL East leaders to their fifth straight loss, which would be a bit of an alarming slump just a couple of weeks before the playoffs start.The thing I take out of it is I quit counting, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said of his teams losing streak. Were just not getting that big hit.The Marlins (76-75), meanwhile, are looking for their fourth straight win. They are also looking to keep their slim postseason hopes alive while making life more difficult for the teams they are chasing in the NL wild-card race -- the New York Mets, the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals.I dont know what the elimination number is, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. But I know if we can go about think about putting a win up on the board every day, then it makes it harder (on the teams Miami is chasing). Travis Dermott Jersey . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April. Doug Gilmour Jersey . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. http://www.wholesalemapleleafsjerseys.co...ed-kelly-jersey . Zvonareva, who won the tournament in 2009 and 10, couldnt handle her opponents big groundstrokes in only her third event back after 17 months out with a shoulder injury. Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments.Swansea are likely to bring back several of the players rested in midweek when they take on Norwich on Saturday at the Liberty Stadium. Angel Rangel, Federico Fernandez, Neil Taylor, Leon Britton, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Alberto Paloschi all are available for the crunch relegation battle after being stood down for the shock 2-1 win at Arsenal in midweek.The match represents a fantastic opportunity for the Swans to pull nine points clear of Norwich in 18th, with the Canaries position looking more perilous as we approach the business end of the season. Get ready for a mammoth month of football on Sky Sports as the Premier League title fight continues Norwich were dealt a huge blow in the run up to this encounter, with Alex Tettey ruled out for what could be the rest of the season - making boss Alex Neils task all the more difficult.Despite boasting a good recent record against the Swans, confidence will not be high going into the encounter in south Wales, as they are without in a win in their last eight in all competitions.Team newsSwansea head coach Francesco Guidolin will miss the game as he has been in hospital with a chest infection since Wednesday, and doctors have advised the Italian needs extra time to continue his recovery. Alex Tettey will be a big loss to Norwich Numerous changes are expected, but it remains to be seen if the Swans stick with the players who dented the Gunners title hopes in midweek.Tettey will definitely be missing for the Canaries. Robbie Brady lost teeth in a clash of heads with Gary ONeil, who was left with a deep gash, during the midweek home defeat by Chelsea, but both are expected to be available at the Liberty Stadium. Ed Chamberlin and Jamie Redknapp preview Watford v Leicester and Saturdays other Premier League games Forward Steven Naismith was rested against Chelsea because of fatigue, but should return to the squad, along with centre-half Sebastien Bassong and on-loan Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford, who was ineligible to face his parent club.Defender Andre Wisdom, on loan from Liverpool, remains out with a knee problem. Defender Ivo Pinto talks about Norwichs terrible luck and his belief that the Canaries fortunes will soon change Opta statsSwansea City and Norwich City have met 52 times in all competitions with both sides winning 21 games. Bobby Baun Jersey. he Swans have won just one of the seven Premier League meetings with the Canaries (W1 D2 L4).There have been 15 goals scored across the three Premier League meetings between Norwich and Swansea at the Liberty Stadium. Norwich manager Alex Neil has confirmed Alex Tettey will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury Swansea have won just two of their last 12 Premier League matches at the Liberty Stadium (W2 D5 L5).The Canaries have kept the joint-fewest clean sheets in the Premier League this season (three, along with Sunderland).A league-low 25.7 per cent of Swanseas passes have been in the final third of the pitch this season.Only bottom club Aston Villa have conceded the first goal of a Premier League game on as many occasions as Norwich City (20 matches) this season. Swansea assistant coach Alan Curtis will remain in charge for the clash with Norwich Norwich have conceded more goals from crosses than any other Premier League team this season (15).Swansea City have conceded a league-high 10 goals from corner situations in the Premier League this season.After scoring in each of his first four Premier League appearances this season, Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis has scored just once in his last 21 games in the competition.Mersons predictionIf you had asked me three days ago, I would have said that this is Swanseas cup final, but now if they win this game that is it, I think they are safe - all within a matter of a week. No one expected them to beat Arsenal - I dont think they did either given the team they sent out! But fair play to them.I am going to go for 1-1 here. I think Norwich will have a go and one day they will put away all these chances they create.Paul predicts: 1-1 (Sky Bet Odds 5/1)BettingSwansea caused one of the upsets of the season when 2-1 winners at Arsenal on Wednesday evening but are Sky Bets odds-on (19/20) favourites to get the better of Norwich, who find themselves level on points with Sunderland but inside the relegation zone due to a less favourable goal difference. The Canaries are 2/5 for the drop and 3/1 to pick up all three points from their trip to the Liberty Stadium. Its 12/5 against the draw, with 1-1 the 5/1 favourite in the correct score market. Sky Sports experts Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson are both backing the Swans Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew to score the opening goal of the game, with is also available at 5/1. 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