WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer struck out 10 in six innings for his fifth win in as many starts, helping the Washington Nationals to a 10-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night.
Scherzer (15-5) also singled in a run off Tyler Mahle (7-9) during a six-run second inning as the Nationals won their third straight and moved two games above .500 for the first time since July 7.
Washington slugger Bryce Harper hit his 26th homer of the season, a blast into the second deck in right-center in the eighth.