MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The Miami Marlins struggled against Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals Tuesday night, losing 6-1.
Scherzer struck out 10 in eight innings and won his fifth straight start.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner also had two hits and scored twice.
Scherzer (7-5) is 5-0 with a 0.92 ERA over his last seven starts and has fanned exactly 10 in three straight games. He allowed five hits and one run while throwing 71 of 94 pitches for strikes.
Trea Turner hit a three-run homer and Juan Soto knocked in two runs for the Nationals, who have won six of eight.