Scherzer (11-4) allowed a run on three hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings to earn the win Tuesday over the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

Scherzer has won both of his starts since he was traded to the Rangers, amassing a 15:4 K:BB over 13 innings along the way. He's logged four quality starts in five outings since the All-Star break. For the season, he's at a 3.88 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 136:34 K:BB through 120.2 innings over 21 starts between the Rangers and the Mets. The 39-year-old is projected for a home start versus the Angels early next week.

Scherzer (10-4) earned the win Thursday, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings against the White Sox. He struck out nine.

EDGE Analysis

It wasn't quite the start that Scherzer might have hoped for in his Texas debut, as the right-hander allowed back-to-back singles and two walks in the first inning, leading to three runs. He settled in after that however, shutting out the White Sox over the next five innings while fanning nine batters, marking just his fourth start this season with at least nine strikeouts. Scherzer has won each of his last two starts, though he's now issued at least two walks in seven straight outings.

Scherzer will make his Rangers debut Thursday against the White Sox at Globe Life Field.

EDGE Analysis

Over the weekend, Scherzer waived his no-trade clause to facilitate a trade to Texas, marking his return to the American League for the first time since 2014, when he pitched for the Tigers. Though his numbers have taken a significant step back this season from 2022 while he's served up home runs at a career-high rate, the 39-year-old Scherzer still profiles as a strong top-of-the-rotation arm and should bolster the Rangers' hopes of claiming their first AL West crown since 2016. The move from the Mets' Citi Field to the Rangers' Globe Life Field represents a slight downgrade in terms of park factors, but Scherzer's overall fantasy outlook could improve with the team change since he'll be backed by a stronger offense that can help propel him to more wins.

The Mets agreed to trade Scherzer to the Rangers on Saturday in exchange for Luisangel Acuna, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Scherzer waived his full no-trade protection to allow the deal to go through and also exercised his $43.33 million player option for 2024, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.com. The 39-year-old allowed just one run over seven innings Friday against the Nationals, so he won't debut for his new team until the middle of next week. The acquisition is good timing for Texas since ace Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) is having his second straight start skipped Sunday in San Diego, and the addition of Scherzer will provide some relief to the rotation.

The Mets agreed to trade Scherzer to the Rangers on Saturday, but the deal is pending Scherzer's approval, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

There's no word yet on what the Mets are getting in return, but Scherzer will have to waive his no-trade clause before the deal can be finalized. If the trade does go through, Scherzer will join a Rangers rotation that already ranks fifth in the majors in ERA.

Scherzer (9-4) picked up the win in Friday's 5-1 victory over the Nationals, allowing one run on six hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out seven.

EDGE Analysis

The 39-year-old blanked Washington for six innings until Luis Garcia took him deep in the seventh, and Scherzer exited after 103 pitches, including 30 called or swinging strikes. The Mets are sellers at the trade deadline, so this could have been his last start in a New York uniform, but Scherzer's $43.3 million player option for 2024 and full no-trade clause are hurdles for any potential deals. He's at least pitching well enough to be of interest to a contender -- he has five quality starts in his last eight outings, posting a 3.53 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 61:16 K:BB through 51 innings over that stretch.

Scherzer dropped to 8-4 on the season in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Red Sox after surrendering five earned runs on six hits and two walks in six innings while striking out seven.

EDGE Analysis

Scherzer has been a flyball pitcher throughout his career, and while he's mostly done well to offset damage to his ratios by striking out batters at a prolific clip, his command seems to have betrayed him in his age-38 season. He was stung hard by the long ball Saturday, with the Red Sox taking him deep a season-high four times before he was lifted after 93 pitches. Scherzer has now served up 15 home runs over his last nine starts and owns a 1.97 HR/9 for the season, almost double his career-long rate (1.04). Scherzer is likely due for a turnaround in his home-run rate to some degree, but skills degradation may at least partially explain some of his ongoing struggles. Per Statcast, opposing hitters have posted a 10.3 percent barrel rate, 89.1 mile-per-hour average exit velocity and 38.7 percent hard-hit rate against Scherzer this season. All of those figures are the worst of Scherzer's career since the beginning of the Statcast era in 2015.

Scherzer allowed just one hit and three walks while striking out six over seven scoreless innings Sunday against the Dodgers. He did not factor into the decision.

EDGE Analysis

Scherzer was given a 1-0 lead in the fifth that was eventually blown by Trevor Gott in the eighth to spoil the chance for a win. The 38-year-old put together one of his most dominant starts of the season and managed to not give up a home run for the first time since June 1. After giving up nine runs in his past 11 innings, Sunday's outing was a very encouraging performance from Scherzer, who now owns a 3.99 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 107:26 K:BB in 94.2 innings. He's set up to face Boston on the road over the coming week.

Scherzer is dealing with neck stiffness but is currently penciled in for Sunday's start against the Dodgers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

A report earlier in the day suggested that Scherzer's first start of the second half would come Tuesday against the White Sox, but he looks like he'll still be able to pitch this weekend, barring the issue getting worse in the next day or two. General manager Billy Eppler said Scherzer picked up the neck injury due to sleeping the wrong way, and the issue isn't believed to be related to the spasms that affected him earlier this season.

Scherzer's next start could be pushed back to Tuesday versus the White Sox due to an injury not related to his right arm, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

EDGE Analysis

Scherzer is lined up to start Sunday against the Dodgers and the Mets still tentatively believe he'll be ready to take the ball that day. However, it's possible they'll opt to give Scherzer a couple extra days to be safe. A decision is expected later Friday. Mets manager Buck Showalter didn't want to divulge any details about Scherzer's injury beyond that it's not related to his pitching arm.