Max Scherzer struck out 11 and picked up his 200th K of the season. Juan Soto homered for the third straight game, and the 13th time this season, and tied Mickey Mantle for the sixth-most HRs as a teenager.
Oh, and Washington won their third straight overall as both Philly and Atlanta lost. 6.0 games back! 6.0 games back! 6.0 games back!!! On. to. the. links!!!!:
NATS BEAT:
Nationals' Stephen Strasburg, on DL with neck injury, could begin throwing Sunday - (WaPost)
"Strasburg, 30, received the shot from a neurologist in Los Angeles.