He pulled on his cleats as Justin Miller worked his first scoreless inning, knowing he probably had plenty of time before the pitcher’s spot was due. When Miller worked through a second scoreless inning, Scherzer started loosening up, as he does before starts, swinging the bat, waking up his muscles. When Miller worked a third inning for the first time in his major league career — completing three perfect innings in the process — Scherzer leaped into his full routine. He got us going.”[Box score: Nationals 5, Braves 3 (14 innings)]The innings had run into each other by the time Scherzer batted in the 14th. The Nationals had scored five runs in 31 innings in the series and had compiled 13 hits in that span.

Source: Washington Post June 03, 2018 00:30 UTC