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Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer throws in the bullpen before an American League Wild Card playoff baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Wednesday, Oct. 4, in St. Petersburg, Fla.According to GM Chris Young, it “remains a possibility” that Scherzer could throw a live batting practice session to hitters on Friday ahead of the Rangers submitting their AL Division Series roster ahead of Game 1 on Saturday.
Beyond that, though, the Rangers would be scrambling. Jon Gray is on the 15-day IL and is not eligible before Oct. 13, which would be Game 5, if necessary. And he could only be added to the roster if the Rangers have a pitching injury. The other options would be left-handers Andrew Heaney and Martin Perez, both of whom have worked out of the bullpen for the last part of the season. Heaney was pressed back into a starting role on Sept. 30 against Seattle with the club completely out of starting options. He pitched into the fifth.Evan Grant
, Rangers beat writer/insider. Evan has covered the Rangers since 1997. He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors. His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue. Let's not discuss the cat. Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.
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