Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer was pulled with an apparent injury just 12 pitches into his start against the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Dan KolkoMax Scherzer is coming out of this game after having thrown just 12 pitches. Started stretching his lower half after his final pitch. Davey and a trainer came out, Max threw one warm-up pitch to test it out, and grimaced. He then headed straight for the dugout.
The Nats ace is 5-4 with 104 strikeouts and a 2.22 ERA in 77 innings this season.
The three-time Cy Young award winner and seven-time All-Star has dominated ever since signing with Washington as a free agent in 2015, going 84-43 with a 2.