NEW YORK -- Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is not happy with the strict enforcement of the pitch clock.
Before the fifth inning of Tuesday's 4-2 victory by the Mets over the Phillies at Citi Field, Scherzer got into an intense conversation with home plate umpire Tripp Gibson over enforcement of the pitch clock. Between innings, MLB rules state there is two minutes between half-innings for local broadcasts, with pitchers allowed eight warm-up pitches. But with Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez making the last out of the bottom of the fourth, delaying his arrival behind home plate after needing time to put on catching gear, Scherzer could not finish his eight warm-up pitches before Gibson signaled for the start of the inning, prompting a discussion between pitcher and umpire.