Max Scherzer is National League Player of the Week. And it's probably safe to assume he's about to named NL Pitcher of the Month as well.
Scherzer earned the first of his two likely honors today when Major League Baseball named him the NL's Player of the Week following a pair of dominant performances during the Nationals' just-completed 5-1 road trip. He held the Marlins to one run on five hits in eight innings on Tuesday, striking out 10. Then he returned to Detroit on Sunday for the first...
History doesn't much remember how somebody made it to the All-Star Game, only that he made it at all.
So even though there will always be those aghast that Anthony Rendon finished fifth in fan voting among all National League third basemen, in the end he's an All-Star and it doesn't matter all that much how it happened.
If anything, Rendon might be more touched by the manner in which he was finally selected to his first Midsummer Classic. It wasn't as a result of a popularity contest among...
The season's halfway point has passed.
Rosters for the All-Star Game are set and the game will be July 9 in Cleveland, a city that has hosted four other games, the first in 1935.
With that, here are answers to the game's most burning questions.
Q: Which team is the biggest surprise?
A: That would be Texas in the American League West. The Rangers are an AL version of Atlanta, meaning they have a dangerous offense and thin pitching after Mike Minor (2.40 ERA, 1.12 WHIP) and Lance Lynn, who has...
Following a week in which he went 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA (2 ER/16.0 IP) in two starts, Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer was named National League Player of the Week on Monday. Major League Baseball made the announcement on MLB Network.
Scherzer struck out 24 batters without issuing a walk across the two starts. Opposing batters hit .161 (9-for-56) with three extra-base hits (2 2B, HR) against him during the week.
On June 25 at Miami, Scherzer allowed one earned run on five...
For a guy who started out in baseball as an infielder/outfielder, a pitcher in high school, and a player who early on had to battle through two knee surgeries, getting to 100 saves in Major League Baseball seems even more remarkable.
Left-hander Sean Doolittle transitioned back to pitching only in 2011 and made his major league debut in 2012.
From that point on, Doolittle accumulated 100 saves with the Oakland A's and the Washington Nationals.
No. 100 came June 30, 2019 at Detroit as the...
DETROIT - When at Comerica Park, Max Scherzer usually pitches really, really well.
The veteran right-hander spent five seasons with the Tigers, reaching the World Series with them in 2012 and winning the Cy Young for the first time in 2013.
He felt right at home again Sunday.
In firing 115 pitches, Scherzer allowed only one run over eight innings, striking out 14 as he Nationals won the game 2-1 and the series against the Tigers.
Washington has won 10 of its last 13 and gets back above .500...
DETROIT - Major League Baseball announced Sunday that Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon and right-hander Max Scherzer have been selected to represent the Nationals in the 2019 All-Star Game, which will be played July 9 in Cleveland.
This is Rendon's first All-Star citation in his seven seasons as a big leaguer. His consistency on offense has been evident these last few seasons; he has hit .301 or better each season since 2017. This season, he has been even better, batting .311 with 19...
DETROIT - Nationals manager Davey Martinez can understand if Max Scherzer's heart is pumping a little faster for today's return to Comerica Park for the first time since 2014.
"It's exciting, exciting for him," Martinez said. "He became the Scherzer that we all know here. He's excited to pitch here. I know he is. He's ready to go."
The last time Scherzer faced the Tigers was his incredible 20-strikeout performance on May 11, 2016 in a 3-2 Nats win at Nationals Park. Scherzer allowed...
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon and right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer have been selected to represent the Washington Nationals in the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The 2019 All-Star teams were unveiled on Sunday on during the "Google MLB All-Star Selection Show" on ESPN. Both players were named to the All-Star Game rosters by the Player Ballot - a vote of the players, managers and coaches - and by Major League Baseball.
Rendon earned his first career All-Star...
DETROIT - Max Scherzer today returns to the mound in a city where he had a lot of success with the Tigers as his Nationals look for a series win at Comerica Park.
The right-hander spent five seasons with the Tigers from 2010-2014. He went 82-35 with a 3.52 ERA in 161 starts, earning two All-Star citations and winning the Cy Young for the first time in 2013. At Comerica Park, Scherzer went 46-13.
His biggest regret was not being able to win the World Series for Detroit in 2012. The Giants swept...
DETROIT - Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer has won five straight games. Manager Davey Martinez said one reason for the recent hot streak is Scherzer's pitch efficiency.
"What stands out to me most is he's not doing it at 120 pitches," Martinez said. "He's getting through with hardly any high-leverage situations. Just kind of getting through the game and keeping his pitch count to about 105, 106 pitches, which is kind of nice."
Scherzer has thrown 104 pitches or less in four of his...
DETROIT - The Nationals face off against an old teammate and friend in Sunday's finale when right-hander Max Scherzer opposes Tigers right-hander Jordan Zimmermann.
The matchup features the pitchers who combined to throw all three of the Nats no-hitters.
Zimmermann was a two-time All-Star with the Nats, helping to guide them to their first two postseason appearances in 2012 and 2014. He finished in the top seven in Cy Young voting in 2013 and 2014. The 2007 second-round selection also threw...
DETROIT - The Nationals go for their third series win in the last four in today's finale with former Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer starting for the Nats against former Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann.
Zimmermann has struggled through injuries this season and is 0-5 and looking for his first win. He will be on a pitch limit again today, but does not want to know the number.
"There is," Zimmermann said of the pitch count. "I don't really know that when I go into the start. I...
DETROIT - The Tigers outlasted the Nationals 7-5 as the bullpen faltered late Saturday from Comerica Park to even the series at 1-1.
Arriving with a 5-3 lead, Tanner Rainey took the loss (1-3) when he walked two batters to open the door to a three-run Tigers' seventh inning rally, adding to a troubling weekend for the right-hander.
Rainey has handed out four free passes in the first two games of the series which is a concern for Nationals manager Davey Martinez.
"What I'm seeing is, for me,...
DETROIT - Nationals manager Davey Martinez said one reason they decided to give right-hander Austin Voth another shot to start today was how he went after hitters last Sunday in the six innings of work against the Braves.
"For me it was his aggressiveness," Martinez said. "Pounding the strike zone. Utilizing all of his pitches and throwing them for strikes. He was really good, really efficient. We thought that warranted another start for him here."
Voth was able to get his fastball to 95-96...
DETROIT - The Nationals sent outfielder Michael A. Taylor to Double-A Harrisburg to make room for the return of first baseman Ryan Zimmerman.
Taylor was batting .211 in 76 at-bats this season with no homers and two RBIs. Nationals manager Davey Martinez said he wants Taylor to play every day and get continous at-bats while with the Senators.
"I've always said he's one of the best center fielders in the game," Martinez said. "He can steal bases, he can do a lot of things, and it was hard...
DETROIT - A pair of former Tigers World Series pitchers came up big for the Nationals in Friday's series opener.
Right-hander AnÃbal Sánchez, who pitched for Detroit in the 2012 World Series, returned to his old stomping grounds and dodged trouble for six innings, while Juan Soto demonstrated his power, guiding the Nationals to the 3-1 victory over the Tigers at Comerica Park.
The Nationals are now 41-40, moving above .500 for the first time since April 18.
Newly signed reliever Fernando...
DETROIT - The Nationals look to go two games above .500 for the first time this season with a win Saturday in the second game of their series versus the Tigers at Comerica Park.
Juan Soto continues to do Juan Soto things. His solo homer led off the second inning and set the tone for the Nationals 3-1 win over Detroit Friday night. AnÃbal Sánchez tossed six innings allowing one run for his fourth win.
"For me it's really important because we set the tone right away and the pitcher too,"...
DETROIT - Eighty games into the 2019 campaign, the Nationals have turned their season around. The Nats are now 40-40. This did not seem possible in late May.
After 50 games, the Nats had 19 wins. The last 30 games, they have won 21. Flash back to May 23: After losing four in a row to the Mets, the Nats were 19-31. From April 19 to May 23, the Nats went 10-23.
But in playing .700 baseball for 35 days, the game is fun again. The Nats have been competitive because their starting pitching, offense...
DETROIT - The Nationals are back at .500 for the first time since April 23. In that timeframe, they have played 58 games and fell as many as 12 games under .500 (19-31). They were 10 games out of first place on May 25 and have trimmed the deficit to seven games with nine games remaining until the All-Star break.
The Nats have matched the Dodgers as the hottest team in the National League, going 8-2 in their last 10 games. Washington are 2 1/2 games back of the NL wild card. At the end of...



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