Scherzer, who faced Hyun-Jin Ryu, is out for the season due to an arm muscle injury
Max Scherzer (39, Texas Rangers), the starter for Hyun-Jin Ryu (36, Toronto Blue Jays), has had his season end prematurely due to injury.
The Rangers announced on Thursday that they placed Scherzer on the disabled list (IL), saying, “Scherzer will not pitch the remainder of the regular season with a right arm muscle (pronator teres) strain.”
Scherzer pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings of one-hit ball with one walk and two strikeouts in Toronto on Aug. 13 to earn his 13th win of the season, giving way to Hyun-Jin Ryu, who took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts in six innings.
But after getting leadoff hitter George Springer to ground into an infield single in the sixth inning, he left the game on his own accord due to arm soreness.
The area where Scherzer felt the pain, the pronator teres major, is one of the muscles that connects the shoulder to the arm.
It’s the muscle that affects a pitcher’s delivery, and it’s the same muscle that Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles Dodgers) injured before his 2014 home opener.
Scherzer, who signed a three-year, $130 million free agent contract with the New York Mets last year, donned a Texas uniform via trade on the last day of July.
Texas, which is in contention for a postseason berth, ambitiously signed him as a “fall guy,” but he hasn’t lived up to expectations, going 4-2 with a 3.20 ERA in eight starts since joining the club.
In addition, he ended the regular season with an injury, and his postseason availability is uncertain.
“It’s unlikely that Scherzer will be able to pitch in the postseason, but we will continue to monitor his status,” Texas general manager Chris Young said.
“I’m relieved that it’s not something more serious,” said Scherzer, 카지노사이트킴 who has dealt with injuries large and small. Hopefully, I won’t have to have surgery.”