Since Max Scherzer joined the Washington Nationals in 2015, Nats’ fans have had the pleasure of watching the future Hall of Famer pitch every fifth game. Scherzer’s outings are must-see events and usually result in another curly W being put in the books for the Nats (from 2015 through 2018, Washington won 65% of the 131 games started by its ace starting pitcher).
In the first two months of this season, that trend was reversed. Despite Scherzer’s performing solidly (3.26 ERA over 78.1 innings pitched in April and May), Washington won only two of the 12 games started by him.