5. Mad Max vs the D-Backs: Washington Nationals' right-hander Max Scherzer bounced back from a rough-ish, five-inning, seven-hit, three-home run, five-run start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road in PNC Park with seven scoreless on the mound against the Miami Marlins last time out in a 1-0 win on the road in Marlins Park.
Scherzer finished the month of July (2-3) in six starts, with a 3.40 ERA, a 3.39 FIP, five walks (1.13 BB/9) and 42 Ks (9.53 K/9) in 39 u2154 innings pitched, over which he held opposing hitters to a combined .