Max Scherzer Injury: Battles thumb through four innings

Scherzer gave up two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four over four innings Saturday in a no-decision against the Angels and dealt with significant thumb inflammation during the start, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Scherzer said after the outing that he was optimistic he would make his next scheduled start with an extra day of rest, adding that he battled to take the ball Saturday, despite failing to accomplish the normal weight lifting and throwing that he typically does in between starts. He was on a pitch count of around 70, and while it's possible he'll go deeper into his scheduled start next week Friday in Sacramento, it's also possible that his thumb inflammation doesn't subside and he gets scratched or pushed back in the schedule.