In Tuesday night’s loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, Nats starter Max Scherzer allowed four runs through six innings on six hits. On some nights, that would be enough for a win for the Nationals, a team that ranks in the top five in the majors in runs scored.
But it wasn’t enough on this particular night, as for Scherzer’s standards he was off. He took the loss as the Nationals fell 7-3, but the outing in some ways illustrated exactly how good he has been so far this season.
Before Tuesday night, Scherzer had allowed more than one earned run just twice in 10 outings.