What It Means:

Scherzer is dealing with neck spasms, but he might still be able to start at some point during the Mets' four-game series versus the Nationals. "Max threw out to 90 feet today," Showalter said, "He’s improving each day, so it’s a matter of ‘when.’ Want to get him up on the mound and make sure that’s okay." Joey Lucchesi or Tylor Megill will start on Friday instead.

Scherzer surrendered 6 runs on 8 hits and a walk over 3 1/3 innings, with 3 strikeouts, in his return from a 10-game suspension last week. The 38-year-old right-hander showed a dip in velocity and spin rate in that outing, and he's setting career-worsts across the board for the season.