WASHINGTON – Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer left with a change in the right hamstring after a ticket in the Nationals’ 3–1 loss to the Mets on Wednesday night.
Scherzer winced by jumping off the mound with a floor ball on his right side as he moved towards the first base of the canopy. The retreat was made, but the Washington Ace ended after allowing a run and pitching 27 pitches.
“That’s my limit today, ” said Scherzer. “I don’t pass to go over that limit. It doesn’t happen to loosen up when it’s activated.”
Scherzer said his hamstrings in his past began last Wednesday in opposition to the Blue Jays, but he felt smart enough to cross it.
Scherzer was not as sharp as Old Wednesday, with a 2-0 count opposite the first two New York hitters, walking one and handing a bachelor to the other. He said his mechanics were low while trying to make up for his hamstring pain.
After the entrance, Scherzer said he had spoken to receiver Kurt Suzuki about the injury and whether he would keep pitching.
“[Suzuki] saw my stuff look like,” Scherzer said. “He didn’t like it.
The Mets, however, took the lead in Dominic Smith’s first sacrificed volley.
Scherzer entered the game with a 0-1 and a 2.84 MPM this season.