Skip to main content

Mets, Nationals pitching matchups: No Max Scherzer

As the Mets, suddenly contenders for an NL wild card, prepare to play host to the Nationals this weekend in a key test, they won’t have to face Washington’s best pitcher, Max Scherzer.

There was hope that the three-time Cy Young winner, who spent most of last month on the injured list with a back strain, returned for one start July 25 and went back on the IL, would be able to face the Mets this weekend.

Now, Scherzer’s return date is uncertain, and the Nationals have said they won’t bring him back until he’s 100 percent.

“We don’t want this to be an ongoing issue for him,” manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday.

The Nationals, who hold the first wild-card spot, shifted their rotation to ensure their top guys are lined up to pitch against the Mets.

Stephen Strasburg will open up Friday, facing Marcus Stroman, who will make his first Mets start at Citi Field. Patrick Corbin will take on Noah Syndergaard on Saturday and Anibal Sanchez will move up a day to pitch against Jacob deGrom on Sunday.

Credit: Source link

The post Mets, Nationals pitching matchups: No Max Scherzer appeared first on Fox USA Live.



from Fox USA Live https://ift.tt/2Tfouqs

Comments

Popular

LPGA's most dominant player this season wins first major title

Jin Young Ko had dominated throughout the early season, only her second on the LPGA Tour. Third place or better in four of five events. No. 1 on the money list. Easily the best finisher on tour this year. Now, the 23-year-old South Korean can add a major championship to her lustrous resume. Playing... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-ana-inspiration-round-4-20190407-story.html>

Review: Animated ‘Chance’ takes on dog fighting with overly earnest yet well-intended spirit

The CG animated feature “Chance” is a well-intended but heavy-handed denunciation of the barbaric blood sport of dog fighting. The title character (voiced by Will Canon) is a dreamer of a pit bull, who believes in a canine god and a peaceful place where “Hatonas” (dogs) can live idyllic lives.... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-chance-review-20190403-story.html>

Convicted rapist killer strikes again after getting out of jail

A convicted rapist killer who strangled a teen in 1981 and was suspected of cutting out the eyes out of an earlier victim has been arrested on a new rape charge, six years after he got out of jail. Christopher “Crazy Chris” Aniades, 62, is being held on an attempted forcible rape charge after he allegedly attacked the victim, according to the city Department of Correction. He’s being held at the Eric. M Taylor Center in Queens on first degree attempted rape, according to the city Department of Correction website. His arrest on Aug. 2 was based on a warrant issued by the state’s Division of Parole. The NYPD and the state DOC said they couldn’t provide details on Aniades’ latest offense. Aniades, who was released on Aug. 20, 2013 after spending more than 30 years in jail, became a poster boy of the violent 1980s in New York, when homicides routinely reached 2,000 a year. He was sentenced to 25-years to life for abducting, raping and killing 19-year-old Doreen Vitale on Oct. 15 198...