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Max Scherzer credits neck spasms for first career home run

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Max Scherzer only pitched one inning in the Nationals’ 7-6 loss to the Miami Marlins Tuesday night due to neck spasms. Nonetheless, the All-Star right-hander still managed to hit a three-run home run in the second inning, his first major league bomb.

No one is more surprised by Max Scherzer’s first career home run than Max Scherzerpic.twitter.com/OSoYsAxYuH

After the game, Scherzer credited the surprising homer to the neck injury that forced him off the field minutes later.

Max Scherzer: “I’m all right.” https://t.