WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer has had some memorable games at Nationals Park since he joined Washington before the 2015 season.And the veteran right-hander has pitched very well in day games, and he had a memorable outing last season against the Pittsburgh Pirates.All of those factors will be in play Sunday afternoon when Scherzer, who pitched one inning for the National League on Tuesday in the All-Star Game, will get the start for the Nationals in his first appearance of the second half.It was June 20, 2015 -- a Saturday afternoon -- that Scherzer tossed a no-hitter against the Pirates at Nationals Park. He is 3-2 in seven career starts against Pittsburgh.He will face the Pirates at home for the first time since his first no-hitter when he opposes Pittsburgh rookie right-hander Chad Kuhl on Sunday.Scherzer was the least rested, so we decided to give him some extra days, Washington manager Dusty Baker said after Stephen Strasburg started Friday and Tanner Roark went Saturday.Several of the top Pittsburgh hitters have struggled against Scherzer. Josh Harrison is 0-for-12, Matt Joyce is 0-for-10 and Andrew McCutchen is hitting .083 against the veteran. McCutchen had two of the teams five hits in a 6-0 loss Saturday as Roark went eight scoreless innings.Kuhl (1-0, 6.08), a product of the University of Delaware, will be making his fourth career start and will face the Nationals for the first time.I think it all comes down to executing pitches, Kuhl told The Sports Xchange on Saturday. Any hitter in this league can hit a fastball down the middle. It all comes down to pitch execution. If I am making my pitches, I feel I can be successful.The 23-year-old right-hander from Bear, Del., said he expects at least 20 or 30 family and friends to be at the game Sunday. His home is less than two hours from Nationals Park.I have to be able to keep the fastball down in the zone and throw the slider off that, he said.Kuhl said he has benefited from throwing to veteran catchers Eric Fryer and Erik Kratz.They have a lot of experience. You build off that trust, Kuhl said.He was drafted in the ninth round in 2013 out of Delaware by the Pirates.It is obviously a dream come true for me and my family, Kuhl said. I had a shorter route that most. I got here in three years. It is a rewarding feeling to be here. It has been an awesome experience.He has a big league fastball, said Fryer, claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 3. He is able to control his change; his slider is a good one. All of the young pitchers (with the Pirates) seem to be level-headed and cool and able to control their emotions. That is how you can be successful.In Kuhls last start, he had a no-decision against the Chicago Cubs on July 10 as he worked 2 1/3 innings and gave up seven hits and four earned runs. He had trouble with his sinker that day.It wasnt sinking like we wanted it to, said Fryer, and he had to use other secondary pitches.The first-place Nationals will be a tough test. They are 20 games above .500 for the first time since 2014.That was our goal, to be 20 games over, Baker said. The guys have responded to my challenge.Baker said he wanted his team to play strong before and after the All-Star break.He said there are times a team can catch an opponent who is on vacation mode around the break. The Pirates will try to break out of that mode and salvage the finale Sunday, but it might be tough with a veteran such as Scherzer going against rookie Kuhl. Delon Wright Raptors Jersey . Sgt. 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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Victor Dubuisson showed his ability to compete in big tournaments when a sparkling 8-under 64 on Saturday gave him a one-shot lead in the World Tour Championship after three rounds.The Frenchmans two European Tour wins so far came at the 2013 and 2015 Turkish Airlines Open -- a $7 million Final Series event.Now 13 under after 54 holes, Dubuisson leads big-hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts (66) and the English duo of Matthew Fitzpatrick (66) and Tyrrell Hatton (67).I like to play well in the big tournaments. There is more focus, Dubuisson said. Id rather win big tournaments than finish in top-10s in smaller ones.Overnight joint leader Francesco Molinari (70) was among a group of three players two shots behind Dubuisson. Also at 11-under 205 were Englands Lee Westwood (69) and Spains Rafa Cabrera Bello, who shot the best round of the tournament with a 9-under 63.After the start of the round was delayed by 50 minutes due to early-morning fog, the 26-year-old Dubuisson holed a wedge shot for an eagle two on the par-4 fifth hole, apart from seven birdies. His only blemish of the day came on the par-3 sixth, where he made a bogey.Its my best score to date. Ive played well, made the good putts at the right time, said Dubuisson, who improved to No. 93 after a third-placed finish last week in South Africa, his oonly top 10 on the European Tour in a difficult season.dddddddddddd.Fitzpatrick overcame a stretch in the middle where he made a bogey on the ninth and a double bogey on the 13th, while Colsaerts had two eagles in his round that also featured four bogeys.Defending champion Rory McIlroy shot a 4-under 68 and was frustrated he could not go any lower after a superb round of ball-striking.McIlroy, who closed with a bogey after hitting his second shot into the water on the par-5 18th, called it one of those days.He said: I think I turned a 62 into a 68 somehow ... I hit a lot of good shots and didnt really hole many putts.Race to Dubai leader Henrik Stenson (70) turned it around after being 3 over without a single birdie on the first 11 holes to close with five birdies in his last seven holes.The Swede improved to 5 under overall and managed to keep his nearest rivals within sight. Compatriot Alex Noren, third in the Race to Dubai, shot a 69 and was two ahead of him, while Danny Willett slipped to tie 51st at 1 over, virtually going out of the race.I didnt get off to a great start I would say, but came back quite nicely, Stenson said. Ive got to be pretty pleased with the way we managed to play on the way home. ' ' '