Max Scherzer was just twelve pitches into his outing against the San Francisco Giants last night in Nationals Park when he tweaked his groin throwing a pitch to Brandon Belt, and a visit to the mound by trainer Paul Lessard and manager Davey Martinez, and one pitch on which he tested it and felt it again, ended his start with one down in the top of the first.
“Threw a pitch there to Brandon Belt and all of a sudden I felt my groin tweak on me,” the 36-year-old veteran told reporters after Washington’s 1-0 loss in the series opener against San Francisco.