Friday, April 20th, 2018 9:10PM CST
On Friday night, the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 5-2. This game featured a significant pitching matchup between Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw, both three-time Cy Young Award winners, marking the 13th all-time meeting between the two aces. Scherzer pitched six strong innings for the Nationals, scattering only four hits against the Dodgers lineup.
Date: Friday, April 20th, 2018
Time: 9:10PM CST
Stadium: Dodger Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 50,211
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
WSH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Taylor (3, Scherzer)
Triples: Taylor (2, Scherzer)
Runs Batted In: Puig (6), Grandal (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: Puig
Ground Into Double Play: Grandal
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Grandal 1-3, Kemp 0-1, Pederson 0-1, Puig 1-2, Muncy 0-1, Seager 0-2, Bellinger 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kemp 1; Pederson 1; Puig 1; Muncy 1; Seager 1

Wild Pitches: Kershaw
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kershaw 21/29; Báez 5/6; Liberatore 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kershaw 15-7-17-25; Báez 4-5-5-1; Liberatore 3-0-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kershaw 12-5; Báez 0-0; Liberatore 2-2
Game Scores: C Kershaw 47

Double Plays: 1 (Seager-Utley-Bellinger)

Doubles: Turner (4, Kershaw); Zimmerman (1, Kershaw); Taylor (4, Kershaw)
Runs Batted In: Harper (19), Zimmerman (11), Turner (4), Taylor (4), Difo (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Taylor, Difo
Ground Into Double Play: Kendrick
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-13 (Turner 1-1, Wieters 0-1, Difo 0-2, Kendrick 0-2, Adams 0-1, Zimmerman 1-1, Scherzer 1-1, Taylor 1-2, Harper 1-1, Sierra 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Wieters 1; Difo 1; Adams 2

Hit By Pitch: Seager 2 (By Scherzer 2)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Scherzer 13/26; Grace 2/3; Solís 1/3; Kintzler 2/3; Doolittle 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scherzer 18-21-17-12; Grace 3-2-1-1; Solís 0-3-2-2; Kintzler 3-0-0-3; Doolittle 2-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Scherzer 4-5; Grace 0-0; Solís 1-0; Kintzler 2-1; Doolittle 1-1
Game Scores: M Scherzer 66

Double Plays: 1 (Kendrick-Turner-Zimmerman)
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