Max Scherzer was devastated that a nerve issue that cropped up in his neck before Game 5 of the World Series ended up being so bad that he wasn’t able to take the mound. Joe Ross started in his place, in what ended up a 7-1 loss which left the Washington Nationals on the brink of elimination, down 3-2 to the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven series.
“I feel so bad for that man,” teammate Adam Eaton told reporters when he spoke with the press prior to Game 6 of the Fall Classic in Houston’s Minute Maid Park.