By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Nationals 3, Tigers 2 – Former Tiger pitcher Max Scherzer struck out 20 Detroit batters to lead the Washington Nationals over the Tigers on Wednesday night.
Scherzer allowed two runs on six hits in a complete game effort for the Nationals.
Washington’s Daniel Murphy doubled and knocked in two runs while Danny Espinosa added a solo home run.
The Tigers were led by J.D. Martinez and Jose Iglesias with a home run each while Justin Upton had a double.
Detroit’s starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann took the loss against his former team, allowing three runs on seven hits in seven innings.
The Tigers are now 15-18 on the season, good for fourth place in the American League Central Division behind the Chicago White Sox.
Detroit will open a four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles starting on Thursday night.
Record: 15-18
4th Place in AL Central Division (7 games behind Chicago)
4 games behind Texas for last playoff spot
Magic # to clinch a playoff spot: 133
Magic # to clinch an AL Central Division title: 136
Next Game: 05/12/2016 @ Baltimore Orioles 7:05 p.m. @ Camden Yards
Hitting stats: J.D. Martinez HR (5) RBI (15), Jose Iglesias HR (1) RBI (3), Justin Upton 2B (7).
Pitching stats: Jordan Zimmermann L (5-2) 7 IP 7 H 3 R 3 ER 3 BB 3 K.
