In his last two starts against Atlanta before Friday night, Washington Nationals’ right-hander Max Scherzer gave up three runs total on 12 hits, walking two and striking out 13 in a 6-2 win and a 3-1 loss. Both of those starts were in the nation’s capital. His last outing against the Braves in SunTrust Park took place on April 4th, when he gave up six hits, two walks, and five runs, two earned, over five innings in which he struck out seven in a 7-1 loss.
Scherzer followed up on that early-season outing with a complete game shutout against the Nationals’ NL East rivals on April 9th in Nationals Park.