top of the second, a little trouble for scherzer now facing john mayberry jr. he takes him yard to left. scherzer went two innings, gave up one run on 29 pitches. right now the mets they lead the nationals 4-3. that game still in the fifth inning. tomorrow the nats are back at it. they'll take on atlanta in orlando. >>> let's move on to hockey now. the capitals start a five-game home stand tonight and they'll do it without alex ovechkin. he is out for the first time this season with a lower-body injury. ovi played in 96 straight games and a big blow tonight for the caps against minnesota. to vech lin leads the league with 43 goals and is tied with teammate niklas backstrom in points with 67. ovi has scored four goals in the caps' last two games, both wins including the game-winning goal in each of those contests. >>> to the hard wood. the wizards practicing this mourning preparing for the miami heat. they come to town tomorrow night. just one win in their last eight games for the wiz kids. they top 100 points just once during that stretch. the offense struggles