It marked the third time in four innings that the pitcher had been checked during the Tuesday night game.
Girardi and Scherzer ended up in a hot exchange in the fifth inning with the Phillies manager coming out of the dugout to challenge him while Scherzer only stared Girardi down.
MLB is cracking down on the use of foreign substances and announced the new guidelines that a pitcher who “possesses or applies foreign substances” will face a 10-day suspension.