Max Scherzer took the mound on Sunday afternoon winless in his last three starts in spite of the fact that he’d put up a 2.00 ERA with seven walks, 23 strikeouts, and a .246/.316/.362 line against over 18 innings pitched in those outings, the last of which was a six-inning start in which he’d allowed just one run on seven hits in what ended up a 3-2 loss to Miami in which he received no decision.
Scherzer was limited to six innings and 103 pitches in that outing by a Marlins’ lineup that fouled off pitches, got his pitch count up, and got him out relatively early.