Rangers righty Max Scherzer said he will make his season debut Sunday against the visiting Kansas City Royals.
Scherzer hasn't pitched for the Rangers since Game 3 of the World Series last fall. He had offseason surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back, then experienced right thumb soreness during his rehab this season that team doctors later identified as a nerve issue extending to his right triceps."I've been looking to get out here for the past six weeks," Scherzer said before Saturday's game."I can't wait. Just chomping at the bit to get out there.
"I wanted to let that completely get out of the system, get my thumb and hand back in position," he said."Because we know when you lose grip strength that's kind of a precursor before bad things happen.In his last rehab start, Scherzer struck out eight in 4⅔ innings while allowing four hits and three runs. He threw 55 of his 79 pitches for strikes."We'll watch the game and see how he feels every inning," Bochy said."He's been stretched out.
His 3,367 strikeouts, 214 wins and 448 games started are all second among active pitchers, trailing only Justin Verlander in each of those categories.
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