By : Mike Rifkin
For his second consecutive start, Max Scherzer couldn’t hold a multiple-run lead in the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the Yankees. A five-run fourth inning did in Scherzer, who couldn’t get out of the fourth and finished by going 3.1 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and two strikeouts. This comes one start after Scherzer got beat up by the Braves, giving up five runs on 11 hits in 5.2 innings. Scherzer’s ERA is now 4.45 on the season.
The Mets are now 31-36 on the season, and if they want to turn this around, they need Max Scherzer to be much better. Scherzer has led a disappointing pitching staff. The Mets’ 4.73 ERA is 26th in MLB. Now I don’t know if Scherzer’s 10-game suspension due to sticky substances has affected the season or if father time is catching up to him, but the Mets need Scherzer to be at his best if they’re going to turn this around; otherwise, they’ll have a maximum problem.
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