Max Scherzer struck out nine of the 17 batters he faced in a 76-pitch Grapefruit League effort in what ended up a 7-4 Washington Nationals’ win over the New York Mets in West Palm Beach, Florida’s FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
Mad Max vs the Mets: Sure, Max Scherzer’s won back-to-back NL Cy Young awards, while leading the NL in strikeouts in each of the least two seasons, and posting a 2.75 ERA, 3.08 FIP, and 11.58 K/9 over 65 games and 429 innings during the last two campaigns, but that doesn’t mean the right-hander is done evolving as a pitcher.