"We had some good offensive days out of some guys, especially after our offense was a little sleepy the last couple days," Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. "We picked Murph up, which I urged everybody to do."
The victory lowered the Nationals' magic number for clinching the NL East for the third time in five seasons to two, after the Mets fell to the Braves, 4-3.
"You've just got to keep your blinders on and keep going at it," Scherzer said.