- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Harper’s big hit saves Max as Nats nip Rox
- Updated: August 16, 2016
DENVER — The Nationals overcame Max Scherzer’s shortest start of the season thanks to a pair of homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos combined with Bryce Harper’s first multi-hit game in more than a month in a 5-4 victory over the Rockies on Monday night at Coors Field.
Scherzer had been dominant for the past two months, pitching himself into the conversation for the National League Cy Young Award. But the Rockies took advantage of a pair of walks to jump Scherzer for three runs in the first and eventually drive him out of the game after the fourth. But left-hander Jorge De La Rosa could not hold the lead. He gave up four runs on six hits in six innings.
Werth matched a franchise record by reaching base for the 43rd consecutive game with a walk in the first inning and then mashed a two-run homer in the third. But perhaps the most encouraging sign of the night came from Harper. He drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh with a run-scoring double to help Washington secure its ninth victory in the past 12 games.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDTrending in the right direction: After sitting out for a week with a stiff neck, Harper moved around healthily on Monday night. He dove for multiple balls in …
continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com
