WASHINGTON, D.C.: Who would crack first? 2018 NL Cy Young contenders Max Scherzer, of the Washington Nationals, and Aaron Nola, of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, were as advertised this afternoon in the series finale in Nationals Park.
It looked like it was going to come down to which one of them made the first mistake as it went along, with both starters completing six scoreless in an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel.
It was Scherzer who blinked first, walking Maikel Franco with one out in Philly seventh and then leaving a cutter up outside for Odubel Herrera, who lined it out right field for a home run that landed in the second deck, 2-0 Phillies.