Philadelphia at Washington

Dusty Baker appears to be the right choice as manager of the Washington Nationals, who are leading the National League East Division with a 14-4 record and have won five of their last six games. Max Scherzer is 5-1 with a 2.11 ERA against Philadelphia, including an 8-1 win on April 16 when he allowed one run in seven innings with seven strikeouts. Vince Velasquez had two good starts against the Mets and Padres but then gave up five runs in 4 1/3 innings when the Mets caught him a second time. Philly hitters who have faced him are batting .178 against Scherzer with a .201 OBP. Play the Nationals tonight.