Max Scherzer took a comebacker off his right ankle in his start against the Pittsburgh Pirates in D.C. back on April 14th, but he took the mound for his next turn in the rotation, against the Miami Marlins, and gave up 11 hits and seven runs, six earned, in 5 1⁄3 innings in Florida.
In his weekly visit with 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies this week, Nats’ GM Mike Rizzo acknowledged that the 34-year-old ace obviously wasn’t at his best against the Fish.
“Max had that contusion on his shin bone,” Rizzo said, “then he’s got this little muscle thing on his side.