Scherzer communicated his fatigue to the Rangers' coaching staff, and didn't want to overexert himself and cause long-term harm.
on Friday night at Globe Life Field. He departed after just 88 pitches, the fewest he’d thrown in a Rangers uniform and the fewest he’d thrown in a start since May 21 with the New York Mets. He said postgame that he’s dealing with some forearm tightness — a case not serious enough to prohibit him from pitching, but enough to play things carefully..” So allow Scherzer to explain why Friday night was more about precaution — and an acute understanding of one’s own body — more than anything else.
But when he reached the sixth inning — a 1-2-3 frame with a pair of strikeouts — he felt his command slip. He worked full-count at-bats vs. Edouard Julien and Jorge Polanco, but struck both out to open the inning. There wasn’t any change in his fastball velocity: “My arm felt good, I was able to throw the baseball, I just didn’t know where the finish line was,” Scherzer explained. “Specifically, where the finish line was to be able to recover for a full start here in five days.
Scherzer then communicated his feelings with pitching coach Mike Maddux. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy replaced Scherzer with left-handed pitcher Brock Burke in the seventh inning: “You have to be in communication with your coaches to make sure they understand where you’re at, where the game is, and let them make decisions because of that,” Scherzer said.
Bochy said postgame that Scherzer had gone long enough, and that the matchup of Burke vs. two upcoming left-handed hitters in Minnesota’s lineup favored Texas. The Twins — who slugged three home runs off of Burke and Josh Sborz an inning later — might’ve seen things differently. The long-story-short of Friday night: Scherzer felt fine when he pitched, but was unsure if another inning or two might’ve changed that in the present or in the future. Speaking with reporters in the Rangers’ clubhouse, he referenced “the line” multiple times; the line, being, the point at which he overexerts his tight forearm and impacts his ability to fully recover in time for“I didn’t go out there and put myself in a dangerous position,” Scherzer said.
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