The Washington Nationals shutout the Kansas City Royals 6-0 Saturday.
The Royals managed only 4 hits off of Max Scherzer who also struck out 11 in 7 inning of work.
Scherzer has won seven straight starts and has an 0.84 ERA over his last nine appearances. On Saturday, he settled in after a 22-pitch first inning and later struck out the side in the seventh inning as Washington won for the ninth time in 11 games. The win came 2 days after the birth of his daughter.
Alex Gordon had two hits and a walk for the Royals, who have lost eight of 10.
The Royals and Nationals wrap up their 3 game series Sunday afternoon. Jakob Junis will be the starting pitcher for the Royals. First pitch is set for 12:35. Pregame coverage begins at noon on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM.
Its the final game before the All-Star game.
The Royals will have 2 pitchers in Sundays Futures game, Bradey Singer and Kris Bubic.
