Thursday, July 12th, 2018 6:10PM CST
The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 5-4 on Thursday night, powered by home runs from Anthony Rendon, who hit two, and Bryce Harper, who also connected. Max Scherzer was on the mound for Washington, making a strong case to start the upcoming All-Star Game on his home field.
Date: Thursday, July 12th, 2018
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Citi Field
Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 28,120
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYM |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
WSH |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Cabrera (20, Scherzer)
Home Runs: Bautista (7, 4th inning off Scherzer 0 on, 0 Out); Plawecki (2, 7th inning off Scherzer 0 on, 2 Out); Cabrera (17, 8th inning off Herrera 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Bautista 2 (25), Plawecki (10), Cabrera (52)
2-out Runs Batted In: Plawecki
Ground Into Double Play: Rosario
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Flores 0-1, den Dekker 0-1, Bautista 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: den Dekker 1

Pitcher Notes: Peterson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Matz 15/29; Peterson 1/1; Blevins 2/4; Rhame 2/4; Familia 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Matz 25-4-12-23; Peterson 0-1-2-1; Blevins 1-2-0-2; Rhame 3-2-0-3; Familia 1-4-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Matz 8-7; Peterson 0-0; Blevins 0-1; Rhame 0-2; Familia 1-0
Game Scores: S Matz 47

Doubles: Turner (15, Rhame)
Home Runs: Rendon 2 (15, 1st inning off Matz 1 on, 1 Out; 3rd inning off Matz 0 on, 1 Out); Harper (23, 7th inning off Blevins 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rendon 3 (44), Harper 2 (53)
Sacrifice Hit: Scherzer
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Turner 0-2, Soto 0-1, Wieters 0-1, Scherzer 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Turner 4; Soto 1; Scherzer 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Scherzer 20/27; Herrera 3/6; Madson 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scherzer 16-11-26-20; Herrera 0-5-6-2; Madson 1-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Scherzer 5-10; Herrera 0-2; Madson 3-0
Game Scores: M Scherzer 58

Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Reynolds)
Assists: Taylor (Bautista at 2nd base)

Stolen Bases: Taylor (24, 2nd base off Matz/Plawecki)
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