SAN FRANCISCO (AP) With his closer unavailable after pitching in four of the past five games, Washington manager Dusty Baker had an easy decision in letting Max Scherzer go the distance for the first time this season.
The way the 2016 NL Cy Young Award winner was pitching, he didn’t need help anyway.
Scherzer struck out 11 in a five-hitter and the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.
”When you’ve got an ace like that, who in the bullpen throws better than the guy that you have out there?