Texas Rangers ace Max Scherzer will miss the remainder of the regular season and is "unlikely" to pitch in the postseason after straining a muscle in his upper arm, general manager Chris Young said Wednesday.
Scherzer, 39, was the Rangers' prized trade-deadline acquisition, landing him in a deal with the New York Mets for infield prospect Luisangel Acuña. He had pitched well in eight starts for the Rangers, posting a 3.20 ERA, but left his start Tuesday night against Toronto when the teres major -- a muscle that connects the scapula to the humerus -- tightened up in the sixth inning.