Max Scherzer strikes out 10, Nationals beat Orioles 6-5 to escape last place

BALTIMORE — Max Scherzer struck out 10 over seven innings, and the Washington Nationals scored an unearned run in the eighth to break a tie and squeeze past the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Sunday.

With the victory, the defending World Series champion Nationals won the three-game series and climbed out of ...