HOUSTON — If the Washington Nationals win Game 6 of the World Series Tuesday night, they can hand the ball to a three-time Cy Young winner for the winner-take-all Game 7.
Manager Dave Martinez said that “as of right now,” Max Scherzer is healthy enough to start a hypothetical Game 7 Wednesday after neck spasms prevented him from his scheduled start in Game 5.
Scherzer missed the start Sunday after dealing with neck spasms for a few days, receiving treatment and waking up Sunday morning worse than expected.
“I can’t pick up my arm right now,” the 35-year-old said at the time.