Rangers' Max Scherzer returns, ties Greg Maddux in strikeouts

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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Max Scherzer pitched five scoreless innings in his season debut for the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner struck out four and allowed only one hit against Kansas City. The right-hander threw 39 of his 57 pitches for strikes and didn't have any walks.

Scherzer hadn't started a game for the Rangers since Game 3 of the World Series on Oct. 30, when he exited after three scoreless innings because of back tightness. He had surgery in mid-December to repair a herniated disk in his lower back, then during his rehab dealt with a nerve issue that was diagnosed after he experienced right thumb soreness.

His fourth and final…