Orioles rookie right-hander David Hess’ performance against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday would have been enough to win on most nights. But on this night, he opposed three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, so his margin for error was thin.
Hess made just one mistake in recording a quality start for the third time in four major league starts, a full-count changeup that Bryce Harper hit the opposite way for his majors leading 17th home run of the season, and Scherzer would hold up his end, making sure it was all the Nationals would need to send the Orioles to a 2-0 loss.