WASHINGTON - Rick Porcello got the best of Max Scherzer - on the mound and at the plate.
Facing his former Detroit Tigers teammate for the first time in their respective careers, Porcello hit a bases-clearing, three-run double off Scherzer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Porcello's decisive blow came with two outs in the top of the second inning. After Nats manager Davey Martinez intentionally walked number eight hitter Jackie Bradley Jr. to load the bases, Scherzer got ahead of Porcello no balls and two strikes.