ARLINGTON, Texas – Max Scherzer exited after two innings because of arm fatigue in his first start for the Texas Rangers out of the All-Star break.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed four runs as eight of the 14 Baltimore batters he faced reached base Saturday night in the Rangers’ 8-4 loss. It was only his sixth start since offseason back surgery, and it came a week before his 40th birthday.
“Once I got out there, (the fatigue) was affecting my stuff, and it was affecting my location. … I knew I needed to come out of the ballgame, otherwise I was going to …