The Nationals beat the Cardinals 1-0 Wednesday afternoon as Max Scherzer pitched six strong innings for the win, and the bullpen allowed five base runners but no runs. Scherzer’s ERA drops to 1.80 as he pitches his second short shutout in a row.

This was the tenth 1-0 game in the majors this season. There were eleven such games in the majors in the pandemic shorted 2020 season. The Day by Day Database goes back to 1920, and the record for 1-0 games in a season was 82 in 1968, when there were only 20 teams. The record for a 30 team league is 69 in 2014. The current pace would put the total of 1-0 in the mid 80s. I don’t think this will hold up as the weather improves, but we’ll see.