Turner records his first five-hit game (0:39)
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45-29, 1st in NL East
Taylor homers twice, Nats clobber Reds 18-3
Michael Taylor homered twice among his four hits, Trea Turner finished 5 of 5 with a walk and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 18-3 on Saturday.
Taylor slugs two homers in Nationals' rout (0:34)
Friday's longest home runs
Giancarlo Stanton's 458-footer was a missile off the bat, exiting at 112.4 mph on its way to clearing the statue at Marlins Park. Anthony Rendon's 454-foot blast was his longest since 2015. Matt Joyce and Khris Davis provided the A's all the offense they needed with their homers.
Bryce Harper adds another walk-off to his résumé
His Nationals still recovering from a tough stretch, Bryce Harper shook out of an 0-for-10 slump to deliver yet another winner, beating the Reds in 10.
Nats rally for walk-off win (1:01)
Nationals walk off on Harper's single (0:45)
Eddie Matz ESPN Senior Writer
Bryce Harper chose a good time for his first hit. The Nats slugger's 10th inning single - his only knock of the night - gave his team a 6-5 win over the Reds. The hit, combined with five scoreless innings from the beleaguered Washington bullpen, helped the Nationals keep their 9.5-game cushion over second-place Atlanta. It's Harper's third walk-off hit this season, tied for most in MLB.
Harper's 10th-inning single lifts Nationals past Reds 6-5
Bryce Harper singled in the winning run in the 10th inning, Brian Goodwin homered twice and the Washington Nationals got a solid performance from their bullpen in a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
Goodwin shines in two homer game (0:34)
Eddie Matz ESPN Senior Writer
No Adam Eaton, no Jayson Werth, no Michael Taylor, no problem. Nats rookie outfielder Brian Goodwin has gone deep twice tonight. He now has six bombs in June. That's more than Bryce Harper. And Ryan Zimmerman. And Daniel Murphy. And anybody else on the Nationals.
Rendon mashes 454-foot homer (0:23)
Eddie Matz ESPN Senior Writer
Another short-ish night for Nats hurler Stephen Strasburg, who exits after allowing the Reds five runs on eight hits in five frames. After going six-plus innings in 13 of his first 14 starts this year, Strasburg has failed to go six in each of his last three outings.
Eddie Matz ESPN Senior Writer
Almost two months after shredding his knee, Nats centerfielder Adam Eaton is finally walking on his own. Today he moseyed over to his locker, sat down with next-door neighbor Wilmer Difo, and dropped some wisdom. Difo, a middle infielder who was called up today, is starting in CF in place of ailing Michael Taylor. In seven-plus years of professional baseball, Difo has played a grand total of 14 innings in the outfield.
Nats bring back Difo to fill bench
The Washington Nationals recalled utility man Wilmer Difo from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, optioning RHP A.J. Cole to Syracuse in a corresponding move. Difo is in the starting lineup, playing center field and batting eighth against the Reds.
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BBTN Scoreboard: Verlander, Scherzer miss out on no-hit bids, Puig causes stir
Buster Olney recaps all of Wednesday's action, including missed no-hit bids by Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, a Boston bullpen implosion and a stir caused by Yasiel Puig.
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ESPN Stats and Information
Max Scherzer had a no-hit bid through 7 1/3 IP today. He's the 1st pitcher to have a no-hit bid of at least 7 IP and take the loss in a game since James Shields on August 2, 2009.
Max Scherzer is MLB's ultimate must-see ace
One disastrous inning cost him his third no-hitter, but the Nationals star again showed why he's the one pitcher you stop everything to watch.
ESPN Stats and Information
Before Max Scherzer today, the last pitcher to take the loss in a game he had 10 or more strikeouts and allowed zero earned runs was Matt Harvey on Oct. 3, 2015 (second game of a doubleheader). What's special about that date? Harvey's start (six innings, one unearned run, 11 strikeouts) was opposite Scherzer in Scherzer's no-hitter, his second of the 2015 season.
Scherzer loses no-hitter, game as Marlins rally
Max Scherzer lost a bid for his third career no-hitter in the eighth inning, and then he lost the game as the Marlins rallied to beat the Nationals.
David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer
Max Scherzer has now retired 17 in a row with a no-hitter through seven. His slider is absolutely nasty today, either starting it right at right-handed hitters and having it break over the plate for a strike or throwing it off the plate and seeing Marlins hitters flail helplessly at it.
Eddie Matz ESPN Senior Writer
Max Scherzer hasn't allowed a hit through six innings against the Marlins. It's the sixth time since joining the Nats in 2015 that Scherzer's gone at least six hitless frames. Two of those times, he went nine hitless.
2017 NL East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 45 | 29 | .608 | - | W2 |
| Atlanta | 36 | 38 | .486 | 9 | W4 |
| Miami | 33 | 40 | .452 | 11.5 | L1 |
| New York | 33 | 41 | .446 | 12 | W2 |
| Philadelphia | 24 | 49 | .329 | 20.5 | L1 |
Team Leaders 2017
- Batting
- Pitching
Home Runs
Batting Average
Runs Batted In
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Batting
- Pitching
Runs4221st
Batting Average.2792nd
On Base Percentage.3443rd
Slugging Percentage.4792nd
Earned Run Average4.129th
Quality Starts481st
WHIP1.277th
BAA.2499th
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