HOUSTON (AP) — Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki has been scratched from Washington’s starting lineup for the deciding Game 7 of the World Series against the Houston Astros.
Suzuki missed the last three games while dealing with a hip flexor strain.
The 36-year-old was initially listed in the starting lineup but was replaced again by Yan Gomes just under three hours before the first pitch.
Gomes will be behind the plate for Max Scherzer, the three-time Cy Young winner who was unable to make his start in Game 5 because of an irritated nerve near his neck.
Scherzer is starting the finale after a cortisone shot.
Gomes was listed eighth, the same spot Suzuki was to bat.
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