Nationals drop 6-1 decision to Cards: Max Scherzer makes first Grapefruit League start...
Max Scherzer threw 73 pitches in 4 23 innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals in his first Grapefruit League start this Spring. Max Scherzer gave up five hits and two earned runs in 4 23 innings pitched in his Grapefruit League debut, but more important than the results was the fact that Washingtons 32-year-old right-hander made it through the outing without any difficulty. Scherzer was set back this Spring by a stress fracture in the knuckle of the right ring finger, but told reporters after this afternoons outing that hes fine now and on his way to being ready for the start of the 2017 campaign.
