Both Washington Nationals’ ace Max Scherzer and Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez were fairly cautious after the right-hander’s return to the rotation on Thursday, explaining that the test for the 34-year-old right-hander would be how he felt coming out of the game, since he’d first felt discomfort following his outing against the Detroit Tigers on June 30th.
Scherzer made one start after that, throwing seven scoreless against Kansas City in which he struck out 11 batters, but the discomfort returned after that appearance, and he ended up on the 10-Day Injured List after rest during the All-Star Break failed to alleviate the issue which was originally described as a mid-back strain but was eventually diagnosed as what Scherzer told reporters was “scapulothoracic bursitis,” joking that he had to look it up and read about it after he was told what it was.