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Max Scherzer retires 20-straight Rockies after early home run in Nationals’ 6-2 win

Coming off a complete game shutout which brought an end to a five-game losing streak, Max Scherzer took the mound this afternoon in the nation’s capital trying to help avoid a fourth straight loss for the Washington Nationals, who’d dropped eight of ten overall.

Scherzer shut the Atlanta Braves down last time out, giving up just two hits while striking out 10 of the 28 batters he faced.

“Max being Max,” Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said after the Nats’ ace played the role of stopper.