Davey Martinez stuck with Max Scherzer again, sending the Washington Nationals’ ace out for the sixth inning in a 1-1 game, and stayed with him, even after the Miami Marlins loaded the bases with two out.
Scherzer got the ground ball he wanted out of pinch hitter Starling Marte on the 119th pitch, but Eric Thames couldn’t handle a short throw from Carter Kieboom and the go-ahead run scored, 2-1 Fish.
Scherzer vs MIA: Max Scherzer tossed four scoreless against the Marlins in his August 22nd start in Nationals Park, but he gave up four runs in the fifth, with Miami’s hitters pushing his pitch count up, with a 31-pitch frame leaving him at 108 overall before he was done with a 4 2⁄3-inning outing.