Unbeaten in eight starts going into Saturday’s game, with a (6-0) record, a 0.95 ERA, eight walks, 84 Ks, and a .174/.216/.271 line against in 59 innings on the mound over that stretch, Max Scherzer took on the Kansas City Royals for the first time since 2014 in the second of three this weekend in Washington, D.C.
Scherzer, 34, was coming off a stellar, eight-inning outing against the Detroit Tigers on the road last week in Comerica Park, where gave up four hits and one run while striking out 14 of 28 batters in a 115-pitch effort.