But Flande can say he has three career hits off Scherzer, including a bunt single in Washington on Aug. 9. That makes him 3-for-5, or .600. So right fielder Carlos Gonzalez can joke if he wants. But he may be going to Flande -- who, by the way, held the Nats to two runs on three hits in seven innings -- for advice.
"He took some funny, great at-bats," Gonzalez said, laughing. "When that guy's hitting, we're all laughing in the dugout. But at the same time we were kind of disappointed, because he got two hits off Max Scherzer and we're all 0-for-1, 0-for-2.