Trailing 4-2 in the sixth, the Washington Nationals loaded the bases in front of Trea Turner, who hit a grand slam to left for a 6-4 lead, and the home team held on for a 6-5 win in the nightcap of today’s doubleheader with the Philadelphia Phillies in the nation’s capital.
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 25, 2019
Scherzer vs the Phillies: After a 14-start unbeaten streak, over which he had a 1.71 ERA, 16 walks, 129 Ks, and a .187/.231/.315 line against in 89 1⁄3 innings pitched, going back to May 22nd, Max Scherzer took the mound tonight coming off back-to-back losses in which he had a 6.