NEW YORK — On paper, this shoudn’t have been a fair fight.
But instead of celebrating career win No. 200 for Max Scherzer — this one coming against his former club, and recent Mets punching bag — manager Buck Showalter watched as his co-ace pulled himself out of the game after just five innings and 67 pitches.
Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner followed the 38-year-old righty towards the clubhouse after the three-time Cy Young winner made his way down the tunnel.