Scherzer battles past pregame neck spasms  Scherzer battles past
pregame neck spasms  DETROIT -- Max Scherzer threw a season-high
118 pitches in Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Indians. For a
minute, it was questionable whether he'd throw one.  That's how
serious of a concern the Tigers had about neck spasms that
flared up as he was warming in the bullpen.  "We almost
scratched him," manager Brad Ausmus said after the game. "He was
able to get it stretched out, get it loosened up to the point
where he can pitch."  It wasn't an ideal situation. Under the
circumstances, however, it was workable.  "I could go," Scherzer
said. "At the end of the day, I know my body, I know I was
capable of going, and I wanted to go. At the end of the day, I
don't make excuses about any ailments. I go out there and I give
you everything I've got."  Scherzer said he has dealt with it in
the past, but to a lesser extent. This was more serious, and it
flared up as soon as he went out to the bullpen for his pregame
warmups, less than