Scherzer lost his ideal game in the fifth, his no-hit bid in the seventh and then the game as the Washington Nationals fell to the Cleveland Indians 3-1 on Tuesday night.
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Werth, who also walked, extended his on-base streak to 39 games. “I make a mistake, I pay for it”. “Jayson’s the real deal”.
As for the Nationals, they’re 50-22 in their last 72 Wednesday games, and 7-1 in their last eight game twos of a series.
“I wouldn’t trade him for the world”, Gonzalez said. It’s something that’s always exciting to see when he’s up. The teams head to Texas to begin a two-game set Wednesday.
Washington (67-46) broke a 4-4 tie with a three-run fifth.
Kole Calhoun homered on Lackey’s third pitch, but the former Angels right-hander later retired 12 straight. Werth made the run possible with a one-out double to right that Abraham Almonte had trouble tracking because of the sun. He was eight outs away from getting his third career no-no, and has now taken a no-hitter until the sixth inning or beyond in eight of his 57 starts as a National. He had a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but the Indians scored two runs in the seventh, which were the difference in a 3-1 loss.
Bench coach Brad Mills, who replaced him as manager for the 3-1 victory, said Francona went back to the hotel to rest as a precaution.
Gonzalez got into trouble in the sixth when he allowed back-to-back singles, but reliever Matt Belisle induced a double play and a groundout to end the threat. Almonte then stole third, but Chris Gimenez grounded to third to limit the damage.
“He’s been to the World Series before”. Washington INF Stephen Drew, who is on the disabled list since July 24 with vertigo-like symptoms, fielded ground balls and hit on Monday, according to manager Dusty Baker. “He knows how to pitch to the situation”.
Kelley had an uneventful eighth inning while Mark Melancon had a 1-2-3 ninth to close it out. Tomlin allowed 7 runs and 8 hits and struck out 4 in 4-plus innings. The Indians said Francona, who had earlier expressed discomfort during his pregame media session, was examined by a ballpark EMT and remained at Nationals Park. “Had a couple deep counts and the left the ball over the plate”.
Almonte hit an RBI double in the top of the second. They recorded seven total off Indians starter Josh Tomlin, who exited three batters into the fifth frame, to expand their lead in the National League East back to 71/2 games.
Porcello allowed two runs and struck out six.
Nationals outfielder Brian Goodwin made his first major league start and got his first hit with a single off Zach McAllister in the eighth. Baker said Harper’s neck was in a spasm and medical personnel hadn’t yet figured out how to alleviate it. LHP Oliver Perez felt a pull in his back before throwing his first pitch but stayed in the game. He went 1-for-4. Harper was held out of the starting lineup for the third consecutive game due to a stiff neck.
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Giancarlo Stanton had the go-ahead RBI with a first-inning double that shattered his bat in half. It was a homecoming for Cleveland’s LF Brandon Guyer, a native of nearby Herndon, Va. Guyer played at the University of Virginia. The control problems of his earlier years in the bigs picked a terrible time to creep back into the equation with his BB/9 rate jumping from 3.12 in the first half of the season to 5.92 since the All-Star break. Washington’s defense came into the game with a.989 fielding percentage, tied with Houston for tops in the majors. The Nationals host the Atlanta Braves for three games starting Friday.
