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“Jared Payne has a bruised foot and hasn’t trained all week”, said Kearney.

Shortstop Ian Desmond then flied out to end the inning, and the Nationals still trailed, 4-2. So he politely asked manager Matt Williams to leave him in, and Williams respectfully obliged. It was a bit awkward given Scherzer’s show of emotions, but there’s no manager...

As always, both managers met with the media following the game.