WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer stole the first base of his professional career and allowed only two singles in his fifth big league shutout, and the Washington Nationals ended a five-game losing skid while getting back to .500 with a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.Scherzer (2-1), the winner of the past two NL Cy Young Awards, did not let the Braves push a runner beyond first base. Kurt Suzuki got a hit in the second, and Nick Markakis did in the fifth, but neither advanced.Scherzer managed to get farther than that: He swiped second after singling off reliever Peter Moylan in the seventh.Howie Kendrick delivered all the offense Washington needed with a two-run double.Scherzer struck out 10 and walked none in his ninth complete game in 299 major league starts. And he needed only 102 pitches, a far more efficient outing than his previous time on the mound: He threw 110 over five innings in a 7-1 loss at Atlanta on April 4.Julio Teheran (0-1) went six innings for the Braves,... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer stole the first base of his professional career and allowed only two singles in his fifth big league shutout, and the Washington Nationals ended a five-game losing skid while getting back to .500 with a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.Scherzer (2-1), the winner of the past two NL Cy Young Awards, did not let the Braves push a runner beyond first base. Kurt Suzuki got a hit in the second, and Nick Markakis did in the fifth, but neither advanced.Scherzer managed to get farther than that: He swiped second after singling off reliever Peter Moylan in the seventh.Howie Kendrick delivered all the offense Washington needed with a two-run double.Scherzer struck out 10 and walked none in his ninth complete game in 299 major league starts. And he needed only 102 pitches, a far more efficient outing than his previous time on the mound: He threw 110 over five innings in a 7-1 loss at Atlanta on April 4.Julio Teheran (0-1) went six innings for the Braves,... [More]

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was sent outright to Triple-A El Paso. Quackenbush had been designated for assignment in late July and not claimed off waivers. Quackenbush appeared in 20 games for the Padres this season, going 0-2 with a 7.86 ERA in 26 1/3 innings.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was designated for assignment on Friday. Quackenbush, at one time, was a big piece of the Padres' bullpen. But he struggled of late, pitching to a 7.86 ERA in 20 appearances. If he clears waivers, he will stick with Triple-A El Paso.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday. It marked the sixth time this season that Quackenbush was sent down by San Diego. He is likely to return when the Padres return to the eight-man bullpen that manager Andy Green plans to use for the bulk of the rest of the season. Quackenbush allowed 10 runs on 14 hits and two walks over eight innings in five games during his most recent stay and has a 7.86 ERA on the season.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was recalled from Triple-A El Paso Sunday. It marked the fifth time this season that Quackenbush has been recalled from the Chihuahuas. His earlier recalls were on April 14 and 22 and May 7 and 17. He has been optioned to El Paso five times on April 1, 17 and 27, May 14 and June 11. Quackenbush has a 6.38 earned run average in 15 appearances with the Padres and a 6.32 ERA in 13 appearances with El Paso.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was optioned to Triple-A El Paso Sunday to make room on the 25-man roster for RHP Phil Maton. It marked the fifth time this season that Quackenbush, 28, was optioned to the Chihuahuas. He has a 6.38 ERA in 15 appearances with the Padres and a 4.00 ERA in seven appearances with El Paso.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was recalled from Triple-A El Paso to take RHP Trevor Cahill's spot on the 25-man roster. It marked the fourth time since April 14 that Quackenbush was recalled from El Paso, with three of the four being as an injury replacement. Quackenbush has a 3.68 ERA with the Padres in six appearances covering 7 1/3 innings.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was optioned to Triple-A El Paso for the 12th time in his career and the fourth time since March 9. He was 0-0 with a 3.68 ERA in six appearances over 7 1/3 innings. "I'm sure it's tiring at times going back and forth, and I know Quack desires to be with us and we think he's pitched well when he's been with us," Padres manager Andy Green said. "I have every expectation we'll see him again sometime soon."

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was called up from Triple-A El Paso. Quackenbush will be used in low-leverage situations to start although his numbers were OK in his previous stint with the team this year. He worked five innings in four games, allowing five hits with eight strikeouts.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was optioned to Triple-A El Paso to clear a roster spot for RHP Kirby Yates. Quackenbush has pitched five scoreless innings in four appearances this season while striking out eight without a walk. "He's going to be a big part of this going forward," manager Andy Green said. "He deserves to be here. It's not fair. The game has never claimed to be a fair game. Sometimes it happens."

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was recalled from Triple-A El Paso to take RHP Jarred Cosart's spot on the 25-man roster. It was the second trip to San Diego for Quackenbush in the first 15 games of the season. Quackenbush will be a middle reliever in the Padres' bullpen.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush, who was recalled from Triple-A on Friday, was optioned back to El Paso on Sunday when RHP Trevor Cahill was activated from the 10-day disabled list to start against the Braves. Quackenbush pitched a perfect eighth inning in the series opener at Atlanta, striking out one.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was recalled from Triple-A on Friday after working two scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no walks during three relief appearances for El Paso. He pitched a perfect eighth inning against the Braves, posting a strikeout. Quackenbush set career highs in wins (seven), innings pitched (59 2/3) and appearances (60) while posting a 3.92 ERA with the Padres last season.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush is 0-2 over his last five appearances. He has allowed four runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five innings. On Sunday, he gave up the decisive home run to Mark Reynolds as the first hitter he faced in the 10th to take the loss.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush did not retire any of the three batters he faced in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he took the loss in a 7-4 defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Quackenbush walked RF Yasiel Puig before surrendering run-scoring singles to 2B Chase Utley and PH Yasmani Grandal, with Grandal's hit scoring Puig.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was called up from Triple-A El Paso, but he was not used as the Padres, who went with only two pitchers Tuesday rather than waste any valuable arms in a 15-1 loss. Quackenbush is in his third stint with the Padres this season. He is 6-4 with a 3.89 ERA in 42 games with the Padres. In nine games with El Paso, he was 1-0 with two saves and a 2.08 ERA.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was recalled by the Padres from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush was optioned to Triple-A El Paso when LHP Keith Hessler was recalled on Monday. Quackenbush is 6-4 with a 3.89 ERA in 42 games with the Padres. In three games with El Paso, he is 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA.

RHP Kevin Quackenbush, who returned from Triple-A El Paso on Friday and was impressive later that night in 1 1/3 innings, came back with a purpose. Quackenbush worked on succeeding up in the strike zone, and he accomplished that against the Rockies when he got Carlos Gonzalez and Nolan Arenado. "He didn't go down there and just wait for the phone to ring to come back up," manager Andy Green said. "He's a pro in every sense of the word."