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WASHINGTON -- A day after the Nationals locked up home field advantage in the NL Division Series, they shared in Max Scherzers latest individual accomplishment.The ace earned his 20th victory of the season and drove in a career-high four runs to help Washington beat the Miami Marlins 10-7 on Sunday.Everybody had their fingerprints all over the game, said Scherzer, who last year threw two no-hitters and earlier this season tied a record with a 20-strikeout outing. Its just an absolute team win from everybody, from what they were able to do. Its really special.Scherzer (20-7) allowed five runs in five innings while striking out seven. It was his second career 20-win season, and he became the second pitcher to win 20 games for the Nationals since they moved to Washington. Gio Gonzalez won 21 games in 2012.Mark Melancon pitched the ninth to earn his 47th save in 51 chances.The NL East champion Nationals, who will face Los Angeles in the division series, finished the regular season 95-67, a 12-game improvement in manager Dusty Bakers first season.Austin Brice (0-1) gave up three runs in an inning for Miami (79-82), which recorded its best record since going 80-82 in 2010.Third baseman Martin Prado served as the Marlins manager, continuing a tradition actual manager Don Mattingly was a part of while working under Joe Torre in New York and Los Angeles and later when he managed the Dodgers. Prado went 1-for-2 with a caught stealing before removing himself from the game in the middle of the third inning.Sometimes you question managers making decisions, Prado said. Now that I was in that spot for only one game, I dont know if I can do it. Theres so much stuff. The games speed up and theres so many things you have to be aware of. I wont ever say anything bad about any manager.Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy, who had missed the previous 10 games with an injured glute muscle, pinch hit in the fifth. He had a chance to overtake Colorado second baseman DJ LeMahieu for the National League batting title, but flied to right.We accomplished one of our goals, Id say two of our goals actually, Murphy said. We won the NL East and were hosting a division series as well. So no, the batting title is not something I gave a lot of thought to.Washington broke a 5-5 tie in the fifth on Wilmer Difos RBI fielders choice. Shortstop Danny Espinosa drilled the next pitch to right for his 24th home run to put the Nationals up 8-5.Marlins starter Tom Koehler walked the bases loaded to open the second inning before catcher Jose Lobaton hit a sacrifice fly. Against a drawn-in infield, Scherzer hit one up the middle to score two more runs.A similar scenario unfolded in the fourth, when the first two men reached base and Lobaton sacrificed. Again, the Marlins brought the infield in. Again, Scherzer poked one up the middle to drive in two. The four RBI are the most for a Nationals pitcher since the franchise moved from Montreal in 2005.He was so determined, Baker said. What did he drive in, four runs? Thats what well never hear the end of.Outfielder Destin Hood and catch Tomas Telis both hit two-run shots off Scherzer for their first career home runs.ICHIRO AT 3,030Marlins OF Ichiro Suzuki, who earlier in the season collected his 3,000th hit, poked a pinch-single to right to lead off the fifth. He finished the year with 3,030 hits, 25th on the all-time list. The 42-year-old hit .291 in 327 at-bats.KIEBOOM DEBUTSC Spencer Kieboom made his major-league debut for the Nationals. He walked and scored as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Kieboom was recalled Tuesday after Wilson Ramos suffered a season-ending knee injury.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: Catcher J.T. Realmuto was out of the lineup on back-to-back days for the first time all season. He hit .303 with 11 homers and 48 RBI, and his .301 average as a catcher set a club record previously held by Ivan Rodriguez (.300 in 2003).Nationals: LF Jayson Werth (back tightness) sat out the second day in a row.UP NEXTMarlins: After improving from 71 victories last year to 79 in manager Don Mattinglys first season, Miami will try to record its first winning record since 2009 next year.Nationals: Scherzer is expected to meet Clayton Kershaw (12-4, 1.69) when the Dodgers visit Nationals Park for Game 1 of the NLDS on Friday.Dax McCarty USA Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Christian Pulisic Jersey . 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The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area.Mississippi doesnt have much time to sulk after its marquee Labor Day matchup against Florida State didnt go the way it had hoped.The 19th-ranked Rebels didnt return to campus until 4 a.m. on Tuesday and then had to quickly begin preparation for its home opener on Saturday against Wofford.The Terriers -- who play at the Football Championship Subdivision level -- will provide a different challenge with their throwback triple-option offense that is rarely seen in todays college football world.It is totally different, coach Hugh Freeze said. Usually you would like to have two weeks to get ready for (the triple option) and we basically have two days. We just have to correct the mistakes and hopefully stay healthy.Ole Miss is hurting both mentally and physically after the season-opening loss to No. 3 Florida State in Orlando. The Rebels had a 28-6 lead in the second quarter before giving up the next 33 points and losing control of the game.Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly -- who threw four touchdown passes, but also had three interceptions and lost a fumble -- acknowledged it wasnt the easiest loss to forget.There are little things that definitely frustrate you because you could be sitting here 1-0, Kelly said. It hurts but youve got to get by it and now were looking forward to the next game.The Rebels are also trying to figure out solutions after two injuries. Starting cornerback Kendarius Webster and running back Eric Swinney are out for the season after both tore knee ligaments.Webster was widely cconsidered the Rebels best cornerback.dddddddddddd Freeze said he expected Webster to play about 95 percent of the snaps prior to the injury, and when he went down in the first quarter it hurt the Rebels pass defense.Senior Carlos Davis moves into a starting role in Websters absence.Ole Miss was already thin at running back because junior Jordan Wilkins was declared academically ineligible just before the season started. Now the Rebels will likely lean on Akeem Judd and Eugene Brazley for the majority of the carries. Freeze also said that freshman DVaughn Pennamon would likely join the rotation instead of redshirting like previously planned.Freeze said there were plenty of positives to take from the Florida State game, even if the final outcome wasnt good. He said the fact that the Rebels were leading 28-6 in the second quarter is proof they can play with anyone.The trick is sustaining it for four quarters.Ole Miss needs to fix its issues quickly. The Rebels have crucial game against Alabama on Sept. 17 and Georgia on Sept. 24.I think you build on the positives, but also address the reasons we couldnt get it done, Freeze said. If we are going to be any good, you bounce back from those (losses) and traditionally we have done that very well here.---Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP .---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org . ' ' '