{"id":76292,"date":"2024-06-09T17:48:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T21:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=76292"},"modified":"2024-06-09T17:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T21:48:49","slug":"max-scherzer-dominates-rehab-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/09\/max-scherzer-dominates-rehab-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers&#8217; Max Scherzer Dominates In First Rehab Start Since Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Rangers starting pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scherma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Scherzer<\/a> performed well in his first rehab start as he works his way back from an injury.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a frustrating 2024 season so far for the defending World Series champs. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/05\/rangers-corey-seager-hamstring-injury-tigers\/\" target=\"_self\">Injuries have been far too common<\/a> and the team is currently below .500. Texas received an extremely promising update on Sunday, however. In fact, Sunday was an all-around great day for the ball club.<\/p>\n<p>The big league club cruised to a 7-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/eovalna01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan Eovaldi<\/a> pitched a great game (two earned runs over seven innings) and the offense handled the rest. Also, the Rangers received some tremendous news from the minor leagues. Max Scherzer, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/12\/rangers-injury-woes-continue-carter-scherzer\/\" target=\"_self\">who is looking to return<\/a> as soon as possible after undergoing offseason back surgery, dominated the competition in his first rehab start.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Max Scherzer Takes Care Of Business In Rehab Start<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/McFarland_Shawn\/status\/1799900113705304212\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News<\/a>, Scherzer pitched five shutout innings for Triple-A Round Rock. Scherzer also surrendered just one hit and got 14 swings and misses, per McFarland.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Max Scherzer pitched five shutout innings for Triple-A Round Rock, allowed one hit, one walk and struck out five batters. He leaves with a runner on first.<\/p>\n<p>He threw 53 pitches, 37 for strikes. His sinker averaged 93 mph and maxed at 94.8 mph. He got 14 swings and misses.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shawn McFarland (@McFarland_Shawn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McFarland_Shawn\/status\/1799900113705304212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Scherzer is not facing major league hitting yet. Triple-A is still extremely competitive, though. The fact that Max Scherzer pitched so well in his first rehab start is encouraging to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>So when will Scherzer return to the Rangers? Texas will proceed with caution with the 39-year-old. There is no reason to rush him back. He already threw more than 50 pitches, so he will likely only need a few more starts before he&#8217;s ready to pitch at the MLB level once again.<\/p>\n<p>Texas needs all the help they can get. The Rangers feature enough potential to compete, but being short-handed all season long has led to underwhelming results. Getting Scherzer back will prove to be crucial. We will continue to monitor and provide updates on Scherzer&#8217;s injury rehab as they are made available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer performed well in his first rehab start as he works his way back from an injury. It has been a frustrating 2024 season so far for the defending World Series champs. Injuries have been far too common and the team is currently below .500. 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