Turner starts game with HR, Nationals roll past D-backs 17-2
PHOENIX (AP) — Trea Turner hit his 14th career leadoff homer, Yan Gomes had a career-high five hits and the Washington Nationals pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks 17-2 on Friday night. Turner's ninth homer of the season on Riley Smith's second pitch was a no-doubter into the stands in left-center, and Washington was just getting started. Josh Bell and Gomes added two-run doubles, helping stake Max Scherzer to a 6-0 lead before he ever took the mound. Kyle Schwarber hit a solo homer in the second, and Victor Robles' RBI double made it 8-0 in the third. “It was just one of those days,” Gomes said of his five-hit night. “Seeing the ball well.” The eight early runs were more than enough for Scherzer (3-2), who breezed through the Diamondbacks' injury-depleted lineup. The veteran right-hander struck out seven in five scoreless innings, surrendering just two hits and walking one. Scherzer said he was dealing with a sore throat and it was nice to only have to throw 85 pitches