Scherzer has 13 Ks as Nats win

WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer allowed three hits over 82⁄3 innings, Bryce Harper and Michael A. Taylor hit tworun homers, and the Washington Nationals defeated the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night.

Trea Turner added a solo homer and a double for Washington.

Scherzer struck out a season-high 13. He allowed a single to Austin Hodges in the second, Ryan Schimpf’s solo homer in the fourth, and Allen Cordoba’s single in the ninth, throwing 108 pitches, 81 for strikes.

ATHLETICS 4, YANKEES 1: Masahiro Tanaka struck out a career-high 13 to rebound from the worst stretch of his major league career but wound up a hard-luck loser when reliever Tyler Clippard’s wild pickoff throw sparked a goahead, two-run eighth inning in Oakland’s win at New York.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, BREWERS 2: Jake Lamb homered in the fourth inning and hit an RBI double in Arizona’s tworun 10th, and the Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to five games with a victory at Milwaukee.

ROCKIES 10, CARDINALS 0: Rookie Antonio Senzatela threw eight sharp innings, and Charlie Blackmon had a homer and RBI single as part of an eight-run eighth for Colorado in its rout of visiting St. Louis.

ROYALS 6, INDIANS 4: Jorge Bonifacio’s two-run double off Andrew Miller broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted Kansas City past host Cleveland.

RED SOX 3, MARINERS 0: Eduardo Rodriguez pitched six scoreless innings, and host Boston beat Seattle to earn its season-high fifth consecutive victory.

METS 8, PIRATES 1: Neil Walker homered twice in his return to his hometown, Jacob deGrom gave New York’s bullpen a needed rest, and the Mets beat host Pittsburgh.

MARLINS 8, ANGELS 5: Giancarlo Stanton homered off the retaining wall behind the center field fence, a shot estimated at 460 feet, and host Miami beat Los Angeles.

BLUE JAYS 7, RANGERS 6: Devon Travis hit his second career grand slam, and Toronto held on to beat visiting Texas.

RAYS 5, TWINS 2: Chris Archer struck out 11 while pitching into the eighth, and Tampa Bay won at Minnesota.

REDS 5, PHILLIES 2: Tim Adleman tossed eight innings of one-hit ball, and Cincinnati won at Philadelphia.