Max Scherzer left an August 1st start in Miami with spasms in the right side of his neck, but he returned for back-to-back seven-inning outings, showing no signs of a lingering issue.
Before Friday night’s game against the San Diego Padres, however, Scherzer told Washington Nationals’ skipper Dusty Baker that he wouldn’t be able to go.
Scherzer was scratched, and later placed on the 10-Day DL, retroactive to August 13th, with was described by the Nationals as “left neck inflammation”.