Max Scherzer battled Mike Trout for eight pitches, going to a full count before missing with a slider that ended up way inside. Scherzer gave up a single in the next at bat, on a 97 MPH fastball J.D. Martinez sent back up the middle, but both AL runners were stranded on the basepaths when the NL starter popped Jose Ramirez up to end the opening frame of the 2018 All-Star Game.
Max Scherzer on the Nationals Park All-Star Game: “D.C. did it right.”
