Nationals, Scherzer out to hand Dodgers rare home loss

It is not the early season results that catch the eye, it is the potential of what a Max Scherzer-Walker Buehler matchup can be that will merit interest in Saturday's duel between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The Nationals are just 1-7 in Scherzer's eight starts this season, but the longtime ace is coming off a 10-strikeout performance Monday in a no-decision at Milwaukee. Buehler (4-0) has not yet met the high standards he set for himself last season, and has a 4.95 ERA after seven starts, but he is coming off an outing against the Atlanta Braves when he struck out eight over seven innings while hitting 99 mph on the radar gun for the first time all year.