Max Scherzer was pleased with his initial outing of the spring last week, a 38-pitch effort in which the 36-year-old, 13-year veteran gave up one hit and two walks and had two runners he left on come around to score once he was done for the day.
“Just been things I’ve been working on, seeing if I was going to be able to execute it, things for tonight, and that was kind of hit or miss of what I was actually trying to accomplish,” he told reporters on a Zoom call after his appearance.
“But with this, it was just getting out there and getting a feel.