Instead of a shot at taking a 3-2 lead in their final home game of the season, with a possible future Hall of Famer in Max Scherzer on the mound, this morning they were forced to call an audible.
Max Scherzer will NOT start Game 5. Spasms in back and neck. Joe Ross will start.
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) October 27, 2019
How could this be? Scherzer has had well-publicized back issues all year, causing the typically Ripkenian veteran to make fewer than 30 starts (27) for the first time since his rookie season with the Diamondbacks in 2008.