Tonight, the Washington Nationals lost the second game of their four game series to the St. Louis Cardinals by a final of 6-2. The Cardinals were able to score five of their six runs in the top of the third against Max Scherzer and they made enough plays in the field to keep the Nats from mounting a big comeback.
In that third inning, Scherzer gave up a single to the opposing pitcher (Jaime Garcia), walked Greg Garcia, and allowed a single to Aledmys Diaz with one out. Then, Scherzer walked Matt Holliday after getting ahead 0-2 in the count to put St.