Max Scherzer left tonight’s game in Washington, D.C.’s Nationals Park after just one long-ish 27-pitch first inning, and a parade of Nationals’ relief pitchers followed in what ended up a 3-1 loss to the New York Mets.
Rick Porcello put together his strongest start in three outings with his new club, holding the Nationals to a run on five hits in an efficient seven innings of work which he completed on a total of just 81 pitches.
The two teams split the two-game set in Nationals Park, and the Nationals finished the night 4-5 on the season.