{"id":471077,"date":"2022-07-06T08:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T05:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/max-scherzers-gem-in-return-overshadows-frustrating-mets-loss\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T08:59:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T05:59:36","slug":"max-scherzers-gem-in-return-overshadows-frustrating-mets-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/max-scherzers-gem-in-return-overshadows-frustrating-mets-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"#Max Scherzer&#8217;s gem in return overshadows frustrating Mets&#8217; loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ea8896526\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ea8896526\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/max-scherzers-gem-in-return-overshadows-frustrating-mets-loss\/#%E2%80%9CMax_Scherzers_gem_in_return_overshadows_frustrating_Mets_loss%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Max Scherzer&#8217;s gem in return overshadows frustrating Mets&#8217; loss&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMax_Scherzers_gem_in_return_overshadows_frustrating_Mets_loss%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Max Scherzer&#8217;s gem in return overshadows frustrating Mets&#8217; loss&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>The night ended badly for the Mets, thanks to a combination of their hushed bats and their chronically inconsistent would-be setup man, Seth Lugo. Any time you lose a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> to a lousy team like the Reds, it makes for a lousy night \u2014 for reinforcement, check what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The Braves won again. That added to the laments.<\/p>\n<p>But really, if this 1-0 loss kept you awake all night?<\/p>\n<p>You sort of missed the point.<\/p>\n<p>Max Scherzer was the point. Scherzer was the story. Scherzer returned for the first time since May 18 and delivered six brilliant innings, two hits and 11 strikeouts, and he had all of his pitches working. At 7:47 p.m., Scherzer hummed a 94 mph fastball past Jonathan India, and the Mets were damn near whole again.<\/p>\n<p>He touched 97 on the gun, he had only one troublesome inning, and he was in complete command. More to the point, he was ornery when he walked off the mound after six innings and 79 pitches, which means he was his old self. And he made it through his return to the big leagues unscathed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Max Scherzer\" class=\"wp-image-22932970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2046 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Max Scherzer<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was real impressed with his command as much as anything,\u201d manager Buck Showalter said. \u201cHopefully it bodes well for the rest of the season. Max is going to be frustrated the team didn\u2019t win the game, but he\u2019s missed this, missed being on the field. I feel good for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>You can say what you want about the Reds\u2019 lineup, which is anemic on its best nights and on this night was missing Joey Votto. These were still big league hitters. And Scherzer made them look alternately helpless, hopeless and hapless. The fact the Mets picked this night to go into a deep offensive hibernation \u2014 Mets fans like to call this being \u201cdeGrommed\u201d \u2014 was unfortunate timing for Scherzer.<\/p>\n<p>But his return in Game 81, the official midway point of the season, was right on time. For the Mets, yes. But also for Scherzer, coming off an oblique injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt great, felt strong all the way through, and it didn\u2019t tighten up on me,\u201d Scherzer said. \u201cI was able to locate the fastball and had a really good slider tonight. I found something on my slider and was able to execute that and make an adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After he was informed that he was leaving the game, as he watched the Mets hang another zero in the top of the seventh, Scherzer was his normal percolating self, roaming the dugout, a pinch between his cheek and gums, talking with anyone who would listen, notably Taijuan Walker. Scherzer clearly understands that an extra inning in Cincinnati isn\u2019t the right hill to die on, but that\u2019s just who he is.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH2335163024&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wants to pitch the seventh and the eighth and the ninth and the 10th,\u201d Showalter said. \u201cHe never wants to come out of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s craved the ball for weeks. Tuesday, he finally got it back in his right hand, and it sang for him as it has sung for few others who try to get big league hitters out for a living. He nicked corners. He missed bats. Every pitch in his toolbox, he threw for strikes. This was baseball as artistry. He was engaged, start to finish. He was back.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Max Scherzer\" class=\"wp-image-22932988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Max-Scherzer-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Max Scherzer<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is a good problem to have,\u201d Scherzer said of Showalter\u2019s decision to lift him after six. \u201cBuck will make the best decision for my health and the ballclub and my long-term health. I wanted to get 90-95 pitches tonight. I\u2019ll try to do that next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes, starting today, it is perfectly acceptable to turn your attention elsewhere if you must. The Mets hadn\u2019t looked this dysfunctional on offense since last year, and if that didn\u2019t kill the postgame buzz, it certainly muffled it a bit. Every time Lugo looks like he\u2019s about to regain his best form of past years, he seems to put up a dog inning like the ninth Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>And, sure, the Braves. If baseball anxiety is a sickness, the Braves are a carrier.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t forget the big picture. Don\u2019t forget Tuesday\u2019s big story. Max Scherzer was back. Max Scherzer is back. The Mets aren\u2019t quite whole, not with Scherzer\u2019s co-pilot Jacob deGrom still toiling in rehab. 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