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Leftovers: Scherzer came up with punchout when he needed it most

Trea Turner had another impressive performance, Clint Robinson and Mark Melancon not so much, in Nats 6-4 win over Atlanta

The Good: Trea “Future MVP” Turner. He played second base today because even with Dusty Baker’s spring training lineup of course Danny Espinosa is not allowed out of the starting lineup. Anyway, Turner went 3 for 4 with his sixth home run of the year, another double and three RBIs. He’s hitting .343/.362/.901 in 204 plate appearances with 20 steals. Prorated for 600-plate appearances, that’s an 18-homer, 60-steal, 108-run season. As Ladson would say: “Whoa!