Scherzer took a good swing and lined out to first baseman Adam Lind for the second out of the inning. Scherzer is 10-for-51 [.196] for the season.
Entering Friday's game, the Nationals had a four-man bench, excluding catcher Wilson Ramos. When Escobar injured himself in the first inning, Danny Espinosa entered the game, leaving the Nationals with a three-man bench.
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