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Scherzer pitches 8 innings to help Nats beat Marlins 8-2

Published May. 22, 2016 6:21 p.m. ET

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MIAMI (AP) Max Scherzer eased up on the strikeouts but allowed only two runs in eight innings Sunday to help the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 8-2.

Scherzer (5-3) struck out eight, gave up six hits, walked none and threw 103 pitches. He has 38 strikeouts in his past three starts, including a record-tying 20 against Detroit.

Justin Bour ended Scherzer's shutout bid with a two-run homer in the seventh, his ninth home run this season and his second in as many games. Scherzer has allowed 14 homers this year, including nine in his past four starts.

Washington won the three-game series and took a 7-6 edge in the season series. The NL East foes don't meet again until Sept. 19.

Nationals leadoff batter Ben Revere had three hits, two runs, two RBIs and his first two stolen bases of the year, and hiked his average to .185.

Anthony Rendon drove in three runs with a double and a triple, and was robbed of another hit when center fielder Marcell Ozuna leaped into the 407-foot sign to make a catch.

Wilson Ramos had two hits and reached base four times. Daniel Murphy, who entered leading the majors in batting, went 1 for 4 to drop his average to .387. Bryce Harper went hitless but walked twice and drove in Washington's first run with a sacrifice fly.

Most of the damage came against Adam Conley (3-3), who allowed six runs and walked seven, three intentionally, in 5 1/3 innings. His ERA in four career starts against Washington rose to 8.50.

Miami's Giancarlo Stanton ended an 0-for-19 drought with a lined single in the fifth. He also struck out twice and finished 1 for 4, and is 5 for 52 with 28 strikeouts over the past 15 games.

Teammate Ichiro Suzuki singled twice off Scherzer, and a third hit was erased by a replay reversal. The 42-year-old Suzuki overtook Wee Willie Keeler for 32nd place on the hits list with 2,956, and he's batting .382.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Marlins: LF Christian Yelich missed his second start in a row because of spasms in his back. ''It's so-so,'' he said. ''Frustrating.'' He said his status is day to day.

UP NEXT

Nationals: LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-1, 1.86) is scheduled to start Monday when the Nationals begin a seven-game homestand against the Mets. Gonzalez has a lifetime record of 10-4 against the Mets.

Marlins: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (3-2, 4.22) is scheduled to start Monday when the Marlins begin a four-game series against the Rays, with the first two games in Miami. The Rays are 30-14 against the Marlins since 2008.

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