Array
Max Scherzer worked out at Truist Park on Sunday unsure when his next start for the Mets will occur.
Two things appeared certain to the right-hander: He has at least one postseason outing awaiting him — either in the wild-card round of the playoffs or the NLDS — and he must clean up his mechanics.
A night earlier Scherzer allowed four earned runs over 5 ²/₃ innings against the Braves, a significant factor in the Mets losing their second straight in this three-game dogfight to help determine the NL East champion. The Braves have a two-game lead on the Mets after their 5-3 victory on Sunday night, leaving their magic number to clinch the NL East at one.
Scherzer, taking the long view, was philosophical about his performance during a pregame conversation with The Post.
“Coming into the postseason sometimes it’s good to get that clunker out of the way,” Scherzer said. “You iron out everything and you get right and then you lock it in and then you just ride it to the end. Let’s fast forward on this. Sometimes if this was a perfect one this last one, you go out there and you are mechanically off and you get the results, but you don’t realize how bad you are and then ‘boom’ you have a clunker in the offseason and it’s a lot worse.
