Max Scherzer was named to the NL All-Star team Monday evening and will join teammate Bryce Harper next week in Cincinnati as the Nationals’ lone representatives for the Midsummer Classic. For now.
Scherzer, arguably the NL’s best pitcher through the season’s first half, is the logical choice to start next Tuesday night’s game at Great American Ball Park, but he could wind up unavailable to pitch if he starts Sunday’s first-half finale against the Orioles.
Drew Storen, meanwhile, was left off the roster announced by MLB and NL manager Bruce Bochy on Monday, though the Nationals closer could still wind up in Cincinnati as a replacement for an injured or unavailable pitcher (perhaps even Scherzer).