MIAMI -- New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer will not be activated from the injured list and start the final game of the club's series against the Miami Marlins Sunday.
"Nobody ever said he was," Mets manager Buck Showalter said before the series opener Friday. "He was projected because of where he was. Talking to Max and talking to everybody he's making the progress he should be. Not where he needs to be. He's getting closer."
The three-time Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since May 19 because of an oblique strain.