Max Scherzer made his first start last night for the Diamondbacks.  After pitching 4.1 IP with 7 K's out of the bullpen in his ML debut, I believe expectations for his first start began with complete game shutout and ended with perfect game with 27 strikeouts. 

What happened last night was a solid performance but not nearly the dominance he flashed out of the bullpen.  He allowed 5 runs although just 2 of those were earned.  His fastball sat mostly in the low 90's and he showed good control of his slider.  He may have been holding back a bit on his fastball because it was his first start but he was still able to throw it past several Phillies.

There's no doubt he deserves another couple of starts until Doug Davis returns.  Scherzer is still a much better option to start than Edgar Gonzalez.  I'd expect him to go back to the bullpen at some point and be a big weapon for the Diamondbacks in the second half of the season.

Until then, after one start, maybe we can dial down the expectations to a complete game or a strikeout.  One of the other.  Oh, and 10 K's.