{"id":65529,"date":"2022-09-04T07:57:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T07:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/max-scherzer-exits-with-left-side-fatigue-in-mets-loss\/"},"modified":"2022-09-04T07:57:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T07:57:11","slug":"max-scherzer-exits-with-left-side-fatigue-in-mets-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/max-scherzer-exits-with-left-side-fatigue-in-mets-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Scherzer exits with &#8216;left side fatigue&#8217; in Mets&#8217; loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Mets lost Max Scherzer, then they lost a game.<\/p>\n<p>After Scherzer left with \u201cfatigue on his left side\u201d following the fifth inning and with the score tied, the Mets lost to the Nationals 7-1 on Saturday night in front of 33.509 at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<p>While the Mets (85-49) were left holding their breath over Scherzer&#8217;s status \u2014 he threw just 67 pitches before leaving with the score 1-1 \u2014 their lead atop the NL East was cut to two games as the Braves beat the Marlins in Atlanta .<\/p>\n<p>The Mets&#8217; bullpen kept the 1-1 tie intact until the eighth inning, when Lane Thomas cracked a solo home run off Adam Ottavino for a 2-1 Washington lead.  Entering Saturday, Ottavino had allowed just two earned runs across 18 innings since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p>The Nationals (46-87) broke the game open with a five-run ninth inning against Adonis Medina.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><figcaption>Max Scherzer, who exited the game with \u201cleft side fatigue\u201d in the fifth inning, watches a fly out to center field during the second inning of the Mets&#8217; 7-1 loss to the Nationals.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post: Michelle Farsi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was a much quieter night for the Mets&#8217; offense, which for a change could not crack Patrick Corbin.  The Nationals southpaw entered the night with a 6.56 ERA on the season, though he had pitched better in his past two starts, including a 6.62 ERA (13 earned runs on 27 hits and nine walks across 17 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings) in four outings against the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>But on Saturday, the Mets hardly touched Corbin.  He gave up just one run \u2014 on an Eduardo Escobar solo home run in the third inning \u2014 on three hits and one walk across seven strong innings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought that was as good as I&#8217;ve seen [him] \u2014 he had command and a little extra crispness to his stuff tonight,\u201d Mets manager Buck Showalter said.  \u201cI think his command was the difference.  He was spotting up inside and then pitching up in the zone, a little extra on his fastball, too.  He was spinning the ball at the top, that&#8217;s why we had a lot of fly balls.  Then he got a lot of pitches on the inner quarter that he hadn&#8217;t been doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alex-Call.jpg?resize=1024%2C711&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Atlanta's Alex Call scores a run in the eighth inning of the Mets' loss.\" class=\"wp-image-23731326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alex-Call.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alex-Call.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alex-Call.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alex-Call.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Atlanta&#8217;s Alex Call scores a run in the eighth inning of the Mets&#8217; loss.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Mets threatened against Nationals reliever Carl Edwards Jr.  After Escobar led off with a walk, he was erased at second on a fielder&#8217;s choice by Brandon Nimmo.  Starling Marte followed with an infield single that put runners on first and second with two outs.  But Francisco Lindor could not take advantage, popping out to shortstop to end the frame.<\/p>\n<p>Then in the ninth, the Nationals scores five runs on five hits, a walk and an error against Medina.  The right-hander faced seven hitters and recorded just one out before being replaced by Bryce Montes de Jan, who made his MLB debut after being called up earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Garcia had put the Nationals ahead 1-0 in the first inning, when he turned on a 94 mph fastball from Scherzer and crushed a home run 411 feet to right field.<\/p>\n<p>After James McCann threw out an attempted base stealer in the second inning, the Mets used a heads-up play to get Scherzer out of a jam in the third.  With one out and runners on first and second, Garcia hit a check-swing flare to shortstop.  Lindor looked ready to catch the ball before letting it fall.  He then flipped the ball to second base for a force out before Jeff McNeil fired to third to get CJ Abrams, who got a late break, for the double play.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets then tied the score in the bottom of the third when Escobar homered for the second straight game.  He did so as a right-handed hitter against the left-handed Corbin, a night after going deep as a left-handed hitter against righty Josiah Gray.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mets lost Max Scherzer, then they lost a game. After Scherzer left with \u201cfatigue on his left side\u201d following the fifth inning and with the score tied, the Mets lost to the Nationals 7-1 on Saturday night in front of 33.509 at Citi Field. 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