Gerrit Cole worked around a two-out single to record a scoreless inning.
He got Victor Robles to pop out to first and Trea Turner to ground out to third, but with two outs Adam Eaton singled on a liner to left that a diving Alex Bregman very nearly snared at third base. Washington’s M.V.P. candidate, Anthony Rendon, then flied out to center to end the mild threat.
Bottom 2nd: Scherzer Bounces Back
Max Scherzer had little trouble getting out of the second even if he is having a hard time keeping his pitches in the strike zone.