Milwaukee Brewers’ third baseman Travis Shaw hit a comebacker off Max Scherzer’s back (left) leg in the first inning of tonight’s game in Miller Park.
Washington’s right-hander shook it off initially, and stayed in for another four innings, but looked uncomfortable in the fifth, bringing Dusty Baker and Mike Maddux to the mound for a visit.
Scherzer stayed in at that point too, however, and he remained in even after it looked like he was unable to run when he grounded out to end the Nationals’ half of the fifth.
Scherzer finished the bottom of the fifth inning, working around a walk, but he didn’t come back out for the sixth with left-hander Oliver Perez replacing the starter on the mound in a 1-1 game.