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New York Mets ace Max Scherzer was the one making the start on Opening Day, back on March 30.
That game, against the Miami Marlins, resulted in a quality start and a win.
His second start, though, was a rough one.
The Milwaukee Brewers punished him for five runs and eight hits over 5.1 frames last week, on Wednesday.
The outing raised some concerns by media and fans, but they missed out on something: it’s still April, and it’s still very early.
You can’t leave a three-time Cy Young winner who just had a 2.29 ERA in 2022 for dead.
Scherzer obviously took pride in some of the criticism he was receiving and shut out a top lineup on Monday.
“Max Scherzer (5 IP, 0 R tonight): ‘I’m not broken. I wasn’t broken after the Milwaukee start. I didn’t have to reinvent the wheel. I just had to fine-tune some things,’” Mets insider Anthony DiComo tweeted, quoting the future Hall of Famer.
Max Scherzer (5 IP, 0 R tonight): “I’m not broken. I wasn’t broken after the Milwaukee start. I didn’t have to reinvent the wheel. I just had to fine-tune some things.”
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 11, 2023
Scherzer moved up to 2-1 after allowing just one hit and three walks over five shutout innings, striking out six against the San Diego Padres.
His season ERA is now a much better 4.41 and will keep coming down as long as his stuff is intact.
The veteran right-hander is currently going through a bit of a control problem, as he has handed 3.86 walks per nine frames.
His career mark is 2.36, so he clearly has some work to do.
He is a student of the game and a fierce competitor, so he will eventually get them fixed.
Without Justin Verlander, Scherzer is the single most important pitcher on the Mets’ roster.
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