The battle of starting pitchers Max Scherzer and Corey Kluber did not disappoint in Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium. The game had it all: a pitchers' duel and extra innings, but ultimately, a 4-3 loss for the Nationals.
Scherzer wasted no time chasing history during his seventh start of the season, moving up the all-time strikeouts leaderboard to No. 20 and passing Mike Mussina (2,832). Scherzer recorded 14 strikeouts on Saturday, a season high and his most since June 30, 2019. The 14 also represented the most punchouts an opposing pitcher has collected at Yankee Stadium since 2009.
Scherzer allowed just two hits in his 7 1/3 innings, including a solo home run from Kyle Higashioka, his eighth allowed this season. Daniel Hudson came in to relieve Scherzer after 109 pitches and continued to hold the Yankees at bay with a strikeout and a groundout to end the eighth.
However, Brad Hand followed Hudson and was unable to get the job done, issuing a walk to DJ LeMahieu to start the ninth. Two outs later, the lefty allowed back-to-back singles that tied the game at 2.
Save blown, the Nats headed to extras for the second time this season.
Victor Robles entered the batter’s box to start the 10th and moved Andrew Stevenson -- who started extra innings on second base -- to third on a single to right field. Trea Turner then drove the go-ahead run home on a sacrifice fly.
Hand headed back out to the mound to start the 10th, allowing the tying RBI single to Mike Ford. Reliever Kyle Finnegan closed out the 10th.
A three-up three-down top of the 11th proved the final inning for Washington. After moving to a five-man infield in the bottom of the frame with the bases loaded, Tanner Rainey coaxed Gleyber Torres into a soft dribbler that Rainey couldn't field in time, and the Yankees walked off.
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