At the close of another eventful afternoon at Nationals Park, Washington general manager Mike Rizzo placed his hands around a microphone at the outset of an unusual postgame news conference and said, with a hint of a smile, "I was really rootin' for a no-hitter today." Anything to change the subject, right? Hours after the Nationals suspended closer Jonathan Papelbon for fighting with teammate Bryce Harper in the dugout a day earlier, Max Scherzer came within five outs of his second no-hitter of the season, shutting down the Cincinnati Reds into the eighth inning while striking out 10 batters in a 5-1 victory Monday. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350928120