Benches-clearing incident overshadows Max Scherzer's solid outing in Mets' 7-3 win over Nationals. LGM
The right-hander was greeted by a standing ovation during his warmup tosses, then walked one, struck out six and gave up a two-run homer to former teammate Josh Bell that made it 3-all in the fourth. Scherzer -- signed by New York to a $130 million, three-year deal -- knew it was gone immediately, spinning around on the mound as soon as Bell made contact.
So when Washington reliever Steve Cishek's second pitch caught Lindor in the jaw in the fifth inning Friday, Mets manager Buck Showalter led the charge, cursing as he headed to the field. Mets and Nationals players and coaches met on the grass between home and third base.Cishek had just replaced starter Josiah Gray - who arrived in Washington in the trade that sent Scherzer to the Los Angeles Dodgers at last July's trade deadline - after the Mets had taken a 4-3 lead.
Hours before, Scherzer was the second player off a team bus that arrived at 3:50 p.m. When a gate was raised and the vehicle pulled up near the home clubhouse, he stepped down and, hands shoved into the pockets of a blue jacket, walked briskly down a hallway toward the visiting team's digs.
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