October 2, 2016 – Nationals 10, Marlins 7 – Nationals Park

http://m.nationals.mlb.com/news/article/204648956/max-scherzer-allows-5-marlins-runs-wins-20th/

 

Attendance: 28,730

Game Time: 3:36

Weather: 73 degrees, overcast

Wind: 2 mph

Umpires: Home Plate - John Tumpane, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Brian O'Nora, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg

Seventh-inning stretch song: Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake

 

Highlights – Max won his 20^th game, ending his 5 innings by fanning his final 2 batters to strand the go-ahead run at third base … he also drove in 4 runs (!) with 2 2-run singles … Espinosa hit his 24^th homer in the bottom of the fifth as the Nats scored 3 to retake the lead … Solis recorded the final out in the top of the eighth by fanning Jeff Francoeur after the Marlins got back within one run … Spencer Kieboom made his major-league debut in the bottom of the frame, walking and scoring a run … Turner (who also walked twice and stole his 33^rd base) and Revere had eighth-inning RBI singles to give Melancon some breathing room for his 47^th save

 

Other – Scherzer wasn’t at his best on the mound, yielding 2-run homers to Miami rookies Destin Hood (Nats second-round draft choice in 2008) and Tomas Telis, the first major league HR for each … Nats outdid themselves on Fan Appreciation Day, as all 3 of us got autographs from Mike Rizzo … didn’t win in the “jerseys off their backs” giveaway, but did get some swag in the traditional toss-goodies-into-the-stands event after the game (an XL “One Pursuit” T-shirt for me)