Nats Nightly

Daniel Murphy continues to haunt his former team. Ryan Zimmerman continues to swing a hot bat. Max Scherzer continues to pile up Ks and dominate hitters. And the Washington Nationals continue to win, sweeping their second straight series and winning their seventh in a row tonight in the series finale with the New York Mets in Citi Field. Murphy hit a grand slam early. Zimmerman hit a two-run blast late for some insurance. Scherzer struck out nine in a 110-pitch effort in eight strong on the mound in what ended up a 6-3 win. Nationals now 13-5.