Spicy mustard and pickle juice healed Scott Kazmir’s cramps

Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir’s stellar start on Tuesday was almost cut short by cramping. That’s where spicy mustard came in.

Dan Gartland | Jul 20, 2016

Spicy mustard and pickle juice healed Scott Kazmir’s cramps /

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Dodgers starter Scott Kazmir pitched well against the Nationals on Tuesday, allowing just one run in seven innings of work to pick up his eighth win of the season.

When his stellar performance was nearly cut short by cramping, the training stuff suggested an unusual remedy.

“Electrolyte drink, pickle juice, some spicy mustard,” Kazmir said, according to the Associated Press. “[The trainers] know a lot more than I do and it worked.”

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We’ve seen football players drink pickle juice on the bench before, but spicy mustard is certainly something new. Maybe the trainers were just giving him something to start a sandwich.

Published Jul 20, 2016

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).