Harper, Scherzer lead Nationals past Cardinals

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ST. LOUIS (AP) – Bryce Harper homered twice against Carlos Martinez, Max Scherzer struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Sunday night.

Harper also doubled and had four RBIs to pace Washington, which snapped a three-game skid and had lost five of seven.

The Cardinals had won four straight and six of seven overall, including series victories over the Arizona Diamondbacks and Nationals.

Scherzer (10-5) allowed two hits and two walks while lowering his major league-leading ERA to 1.94. Scherzer’s double-digit strikeout performance was his 10th this season and 59th of his career.

Martinez (6-7) entered the game ranked fourth in the NL in ERA but allowed five runs in five innings.

St. Louis begins a four game series at home Monday night against Miami. Adam Wainwright (8-5) starts for the Cardinals while the Marlins send Jeff Locke (0-4) to the mound. Game time is 6:15 with the pre-game at 5:20 on KTLO-AM.

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