Marcell Ozuna and the St. Louis Cardinals caught an early break against Max Scherzer, and wound up with a five-game winning.
Ozuna got three hits, including an RBI double that was misplayed, as Miles Mikolas and the Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 Wednesday night.
St. Louis SS Paul DeJong singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, the longest current active run in the National League.
Cardinals: RHP Dakota Hudson (2-1, 5.63 ERA) looks to win his third consecutive start. He is 1-0 with a 7.71 ERA in four lifetime appearances (all in relief) against Washington.
Nationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (2-1, 3.82) faces the Cardinals for the first time since 2016 as the four-game series concludes.
The Kansas City Royals gets a couple of win on Wednesday, beating Tampa Bay 3-2 in game one then beating the Rays 8-2 in game two. The Royals host the Rays again this afternoon.