PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer took a perfect game into the sixth inning in his bid to become the second pitcher in major league history to throw two consecutive no-hitters and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night.
On a day Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg resigned, Scherzer stole the show.
Scherzer (9-5) retired the first 16 batters before Freddy Galvis doubled. The Nationals right-hander allowed two runs and five hits in eight innings.
Scherzer tossed a no-hitter last Saturday against Pittsburgh, falling one strike shy of a perfect game before hitting Jose Tabata on a 3-2 pitch with two outs. He threw a one-hitter, striking out 16 in his previous start. But he couldn’t match Johnny Vander Meer, who threw two straight no-hitters for the Cincinnati Reds in June 1938.
Phillies starter Aaron Harang (4-10) gave up five runs — four earned — and nine hits in six innings.
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