Max Scherzer tossed seven scoreless innings on 104 pitches last time out before Sunday’s outing against the Atlanta Braves, holding Tampa Bay Rays’ hitters to six hits and just one walk in a 6-1 win for the Nationals in Washington, D.C.
Scherzer threw 40 of his 104 total pitches in the first two innings, then got through the next five on 60, giving up three hits in the first two and then just three more the rest of the way.
“He just needed to settle down, and he was good,” Manager Davey Martinez said.