Max Scherzer threw 60 pitches as he labored through the first two innings of his start against the New York Mets tonight in Citi Field, but got through the next four on 45 to complete six innings on [checks math] 105 pitches in what ended up a 2-1 win for the Washington Nationals.
Scherzer vs the Mets - Take 2: Max Scherzer struggled through a long-ish first inning last week in D.C., but didn’t answer the bell for the second, when the Nationals and their ace gathered together and thought better of sending him back out since they knew going in that he was dealing with a right hamstring tweak.