Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer has been positioned on the 15-day injured checklist with a left hamstring pressure, bringing his injury-plagued season to an finish with the Rangers out of playoff competition.
Scherzer, 40, had been scheduled to begin Saturday night time’s recreation towards the visiting Seattle Mariners. Proper-hander Dane Dunning (4-7, 5.38 ERA) will begin in his place.
This marks Scherzer’s third journey to the injured checklist this season. He made only one begin for the Rangers — a four-inning no-decision towards Seattle final Saturday — after a six-week IL stint from July 31 to Sept. 13 with proper shoulder fatigue. He began the season on IL recovering from again surgical procedure, returning to the roster on June 23.
He completed the season at 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 9 begins.
A 17-year veteran, Scherzer is 216-112 with a 3.16 profession ERA and has collected three Cy Younger Awards, eight All-Star appearances and two World Sequence titles.
Amongst lively pitchers, he’s second to Justin Verlander in wins, innings (2,878) and strikeouts (3,407).
The Rangers acquired Scherzer from the Mets on the 2023 commerce deadline, however he has appeared in simply 17 video games with the Rangers. He is 6-6 with a 3.57 ERA over 88 1/3 innings with 93 strikeouts.
In one other transfer Saturday, the Rangers recalled rookie right-hander Gerson Garabito, 29, from Triple-A Spherical Rock. He’s 0-2 with a 4.88 ERA, 10 walks and 19 strikeouts in 24 innings over 16 video games (two begins) for Texas this season.
–Discipline Stage Media
