Scherzer Just Shy Of No-Hitter As Nats Defeat Reds 5-1
- Updated: September 28, 2015
Nationals’ Max Scherzer was just five outs shy of a no-hitter on Monday afternoon.
(Gabe Rodriguez)
A day after the Washington Nationals made headlines for player altercations, Max Scherzer helped bring the attention back to the diamond with a stellar outing that was just five outs shy of a no-hitter.
Scherzer was cruising against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday afternoon at Nationals Park until the eighth inning with one out when Skip Schumaker hit a RBI single to send Tucker Barnhart home and put the Reds on the board.
However, the Nationals’ offensive surge and Scherzer’s dominance were too much for the Reds to overcome.
The Nats took a one run lead in the bottom of the fourth with a RBI double by Matt den Dekker to send home Tyler Moore. Michael Taylor then hit a RBI single to send home Dan Uggla.
In the bottom of the fifth, Wilson Ramos topped it off with a solo homerun off of Brandon Finnegan for a three run lead. den Dekker then tacked on another run for the Nationals with a solo homer of his own on a fly ball to left center.
Scherzer’s final line was eight innings allowing two hits and one run; striking out ten and walking three and earned his thirteenth win of the season.
Max Scherzer pitched no-hitter on June 20 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, his first career no-hitter.
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