The Toronto Blue Jays had veteran pitcher Max Scherzer on the mound yesterday against the New York Yankees and despite a solid performance it looks like his thumb injury has not been great.
Blue Jays announce concerning injury update regarding Max Scherzer
Scherzer put up a solid performance on the mound yesterday as he finished with 7 strikeouts, while only giving up 2 hits and 2 earned runs in 5 innings pitched.
Manager John Schneider stated after the win yesterday that Scherzer is considered day to day as of right now and that the team with be monitoring his thumb over the next few days.
Max Scherzer was dealing with some fatigue in his thumb, John Schneider says.
This sounds like something that's still very day-to-day and could be managed in-game like this, but they'll evaluate him the next few days. #BlueJays
John Schneider says Blue Jays will monitor Max Scherzer's thumb ahead of his next start. «Thumb was still kind of fatigued» in the fifth inning, leading to his exit after 71 pitches. But Schneider loved what he saw from Scherzer on the mound vs. NYY.
This proves that the Blue Jays going to acquire a starting pitched at the trade deadline is a necessity since Scherzer's thumb is too unreliable for the time being.