Max Scherzer’s lingering back soreness from his last start has changed the Mets’ pitching plans.
on Saturday, manager Buck Showalter said Jose Butto will start the series finale on Sunday.Scherzer received an MRI exam, which he said showed nothing serious, in an area “south” of his right scapula after a 30-pitch side session on Friday.
Because the Mets were planning to insert a sixth starter into the rotation for this turn through, he decided the best action would be to defer his start a few days.“I respect it, know what it is, and know that if you give it a little rest it just goes away,” Scherzer said. “That is the calculus in the decision making where the conversations were at.”
Butto started one game for the Mets last season, allowing seven earned runs over four innings against the Phillies. The right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse before the game Saturday.Scherzer’s discomfort comes as the Mets are awaiting the debut of their other co-ace, Justin Verlander, who started the season on the injured list with a strained teres major muscle near his right armpit.
The manager never officially said which day the extra starter would pitch, but Senga’s turn would have occurred Wednesday. “I am trending in the right direction, but [the soreness] is not fully gone, so why even introduce risk?” Scherzer said. “If we know we have an open spot, then it’s selfish for me to go try to pitch … around this, when you have that on the table.”In his most recent appearance, he fired five scoreless innings against the Padres, but worked deep into counts and was removed after 97 pitches.
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