mlb Game Recap
St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Wrap - Washington Wins 1-0
St. Louis couldn't get its offense rolling against Max Scherzer in a 1-0 loss to Washington in baseball action on Wednesday.
The Nationals were a -158 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.5.
Max Scherzer earned the victory for the Nationals, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Alex Avila in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher Carlos Martinez worked 6 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Paul DeJong in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 4 hits, while Washington only had 6.
The game was closed out by Brad Hand who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.
Washington looks to continue its winning ways next game with a battle against New York. St. Louis will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Cincinnati.