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MLB returns with thrills; red flags remain after 1st weekend

Major League Baseball returned to action this weekend with a flourish of highs and lows as the sport attempts to play a 60-game regular season amid a coronavirus pandemic still pla...

JULY 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Minus Strasburg, Nats top Yanks 9-2 on Robles' 3 hits, 4 RBI

Victor Robles jump-started Washington’s dormant offense by delivering three hits and four RBIs to help the Nationals beat the New York Yankees 9-2 despite needing to scratch World...

JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Max Scherzer makes 2020 debut, Ks 11 in the Nationals’ 4-1 loss to Yankees in D.C. Max Scherzer struck out 11 of the 26 batters he faced in his 2020 debut, but the Nationals dropped the season opener to the Yankees, 4-1.

JULY 24, 2020 • FEDERALBASEBALL.COM

Cole, Stanton lead Yanks past Nats 4-1 in stormy MLB opener

The pandemic-shortened Major League Baseball season has finally started — with zero fans, Nationals star Juan Soto sidelined by COVID-19 and a 4-1 storm-halted victory for the New...

JULY 24, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes deep in victory Stanton went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's win over Washington.

Impact Stanton got his season started with a bang in the first inning, crushing a 459-foot homer to deep center off Max Scherzer. He got to Scherzer again in the fifth, driving in another run with a single to right field. After playing in only 18 games during an injury-riddled 2019 season, Stanton is looking to bounce back in the abbreviated 2020 campaign.

JULY 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Mixed results in Opening Day start Scherzer took the loss against the Yankees on Thursday, pitching 5.1 innings and allowing four runs on six hits and four walks while striking out 11.

Impact The strikeout total was nice, but Scherzer allowed far too many baserunners against a determined Yankees offense. On the plus side, the 35-year-old threw 99 pitches and earned his final three outs via strikeout. Most of the damage against Scherzer was inflicted by sluggers Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, who combined to go 4-for-6 while driving in all four runs against the three-time Cy Young Award winner. Scherzer will face a less formidable opponent his next time out when he squares off against Toronto on the road Wednesday.

JULY 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Stanton dings Max with season's first HR Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton plated the first two runs of the 2020 season with a booming two-run homer to left-center off Nat...

JULY 23, 2020 • MLB.COM

As if things aren’t weird enough, Max Scherzer likely will be a home underdog for the Nats For the first time since 2010, a team with Scherzer as its starter won't be favored at home.

JULY 23, 2020 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Wire Taps: Washington Nationals ready for 2020 MLB season opener; Roster news + Max Scherzer doesn’t need a crowd for motivation Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news before the 2020 MLB season starts later tonight (weather permitting).

JULY 23, 2020 • FEDERALBASEBALL.COM

Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer on Opening Day start tonight vs New York Yankees... Max Scherzer will make his 5th Opening Day start tonight (weather permitting) when the Nationals take on the New York Yankees in the nation’...

JULY 23, 2020 • FEDERALBASEBALL.COM

LEADING OFF: Opening day in DC, Dodger Stadium amid pandemic

Major League Baseball starts the virus-delayed season Thursday night with two games

JULY 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB allows Black Lives Matter, social justice jersey patches

Major League Baseball players have the option of having a patch with “Black Lives Matter” or “United For Change” on a jersey sleeve on opening day of the pandemic-delayed season

JULY 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hurry Up: Max Scherzer Fantasy Baseball Outlook The FanDuel Hurry Up team takes a deeper look at evaluating Max Scherzer's MLB fantasy baseball value and stock outlook ahead of the upcomin...

JULY 22, 2020 • FANDUEL.COM

Record drought: Nats aim to be 1st repeat champ since Yanks

The Washington Nationals begin the defense of their World Series championship against the New York Yankees — a franchise that in one way they're trying to replicate

JULY 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scherzer to start season opener for Washington against New York

New York visits Washington for opening day

JULY 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cole-Scherzer joins all-time OD matchups After so many months of waiting for baseball’s return, fans are getting the ultimate payoff: Gerrit Cole taking the ball against Max Scherze...

JULY 22, 2020 • MLB.COM

Facing a Season of Uncertainty, Max Scherzer Is Still Tinkering “I don’t come to the park for all the other hoopla; I come to the park because I want to win another World Series with my teammates,” Scherz...

JULY 20, 2020 • NYTIMES.COM

If Didi Can Hit a Home Run Off Max Scherzer With a Mask On, You Can Wear One, Too The United States is currently the dumbest country in the world.

JULY 19, 2020 • DEADSPIN.COM

Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer knocked around a bit in final tune-up for Opening Day Max Scherzer gave up two three-run home runs and seven runs total in last night’s exhibition game in Nationals Park.

JULY 19, 2020 • FEDERALBASEBALL.COM

Exhibition not Max's best, 'but that’s good' Max Scherzer knew heading into Summer Camp that he was only going to have four outings before taking the mound as the Opening Day starter on...

JULY 19, 2020 • MLB.COM

Fans see 1st Nats exho from balcony; Harper HRs off Scherzer As Max Scherzer and the reigning champion Washington Nationals played baseball's first exhibition game in more than four months Saturday, a...

JULY 19, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Fans see 1st Nats exho from balcony; Harper HRs off Scherzer

Bryce Harper and a mask-wearing Didi Gregorius homered for the Philadelphia Phillies off Washington starter Max Scherzer as exhibition baseball returned after a four-month hiatus b...

JULY 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dress rehearsal: MLB holds first COVID-era exhibitions

Exhibition games in Washington, New York and Pittsburgh on Saturday gave Major League Baseball its first look at coronavirus-era games, fake crowd noise and all

JULY 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No Canada: Blue Jays barred from playing games in Toronto

The Blue Jays won’t play their home games in Toronto this year because Canada’s government doesn’t think it’s safe for players to travel back and forth from the United States amid...

JULY 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gerrit Cole & recorded fans tune up for Yankees debuts

The crowd noise was phony

JULY 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS