Philadelphia at Washington

Washington had its six-game winning streak snapped on Saturday, but the Nationals have Max Scherzer on the mound today, and they have won his last five starts. Scherzer is 6-1 with a 1.79 ERA, and opponents are batting only .161 against him this season. Jake Arrieta got knocked out in the fourth inning after allowing six runs on eight hits in a loss to lowly Miami on Monday. Arrieta struck out 10 in a win over Pittsburgh on April 19, but since then he has only four K's in nearly 11 innings. The Nationals are 40-15 in Scherzer's last 55 starts, including 13 of his last 16 home starts. Also, Washington is 11-1 in Scherzer's last 12 starts against Philadelphia, and the Nationals are 14-5 the last 19 meetings at home versus the Phillies, who are 35-72 their last 107 road games dating to last season. Play the Nationals.