It was an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel in Citizens Bank Park tonight, with Max Scherzer and Zack Wheeler battling in the series opener in Philadelphia, PA.
It was tied at 1-1 after four, with each starter giving up a run in the fourth, but Juan Soto hit a solo home run to left off Wheeler in the top of the sixth, and Washington’s Nationals held on for a 2-1 win in the first of three in the Phillies’ park.
Scherzer vs Phillies: Max Scherzer allowed two runs or fewer in all six of his starts in May, (and he has in 9 of 11 starts overall this season), putting up a 1.