Scherzer, Werth lift Nationals to victory

A one-sided win for the Washington Nationals still included two impressive comebacks.

Max Scherzer overpowered Giancarlo Stanton in his return from a neck injury, Jayson Werth homered in his first game since June, and the Nationals beat the Miami Marlins, 11-2, on Monday night.

Scherzer (13-5) allowed one run and five hits, including Christian Yelich’s home run, and had 10 strikeouts in his first start since Aug. 13.

Jayson Werth returned from a foot contusion he suffered on June 5 and had a two-run homer off Jose Urena (12-6).

“It was a great comeback,” Nationals manager Dusty Baker said of Werth. “You couldn’t have drawn it up any better than that.”

ORIOLES 7, MARINERS 6 >> Adam Jones hit a milestone home run, Welington Castillo had three hits and two RBI, and Baltimore earned its fifth straight victory. Chris Davis doubled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning for the resurgent Orioles, who climbed over .500 (66-65) for the first time since June 11. Baltimore jumped past Seattle (66-66) to within 1 game of the final AL wild-card spot. Jones’ solo home run in the fifth inning gave him 25 for an Orioles-record seventh consecutive season. He shared the mark of six with Cal Ripken Jr.

RAYS 12, ROYALS 0 >> Kansas City extended its scoreless streak to an AL record-tying 43 innings, getting shut out for a fourth straight game. The Royals haven’t scored since the second inning of a 3-2 loss to Colorado on Thursday.