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Mets Injury Update: Scherzer’s neck spasms, Verlander fully recovered

Before the Mets‘ comeback fell just short in the series opener against the Cincinnati Reds, dropping them to 17-19 on the season, the blue and orange got some disappointing injury news.

Scherzer misses another start for the Mets:

Max Scherzer has missed another start as Tuesday night’s scheduled starter did not pitch due to neck spasms.

According to Ben Weinrib of MLB.com, Scherzer felt a neck issue beginning during his workout on Sunday and did a micro-needling treatment. However, the 38-year-old woke up on Monday with the right side of his neck locked and did not improve by Tuesday.