Even after Max Scherzer tested his tweaked groin in a bullpen session on Monday and said that it wouldn’t make sense to push it and try to make his next scheduled start Wednesday afternoon, there was hope that the 36-year-old starter, who injured the groin six pitches into his outing this past Friday, could avoid an IL stint.
Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez told reporters after Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates that there was a possibility that they could just bump Scherzer back.
“We’re going to wait till tomorrow and I’ll have another conversation with him and then we’ll go from there,” Martinez said.