Max Scherzer allowed four hits and five runs but only three hits in what ended up a 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Washington's 31-year-old right-hander talked about his frustration with his performance after the outing.
Max Scherzer retired fourteen-straight St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night... after he gave up a bases-loaded walk and a grand slam in a five-run top of the third inning.
Washington's 31-year-old ace got bit by the long ball again, giving up his major league-leading fifteenth home run of the season on a hanging slider to Cardinals' outfielder Stephen Piscotty, but it was a single by the opposing pitcher, Jaime Garcia, a walk to third baseman Greg Garcia, and, once the bases were loaded, following a single by Cards' shortstop Aledmys Diaz, a walk to Matt Holliday that forced in a run in the at bat that preceded the four-run blast, that really hurt the Nationals' starter.