Fantasy sports operator DraftKings announced Thursday that it has closed a $153 million round of funding with Revolution Growth, the venture capital firm co-founded by Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals.The round of funding was oversubscribed and includes new investors in the daily fantasy giant, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said in a statement. The valuation for the funding was not revealed, and the paperwork to complete the deal will be filed in the coming days.Revolution Growth is a tremendous new partner for DraftKings, with an entrepreneurial outlook and spirit of innovation that meshes perfectly with the culture of our company, Robins said in the statement. They also have deep expertise in sports, technology, and policy.SportsBusiness Journal first reported DraftKings deal with Revolution Growth.Its unclear how big a stake Revolution Growths investment has purchased in the privately held company. Industry research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming estimated the Revolution Growth funding was likely based on a valuation of around $1 billion.DraftKings valuation was estimated last year at almost $2 billion after a $300 million fundraising round in July 2015 but has since fallen considerably. In February, Fox, in a quarterly report, told investors it had marked down the value of its $160 million investment in DraftKings by about 60 percent.Online fantasy sports are just one of the many ways technology has disrupted the sports industry in recent years, Revolution Growth partner Steve Murray, who will join the DraftKings board of directors, said in a release. Building a business is never easy, especially one that is leading the creation of a new marketplace, but Revolution has the expertise to help entrepreneurs execute on their ideas, especially where sports and policy intersect.Last week, Outside the Lines reported on the daily fantasy industrys struggles since DraftKings and FanDuel blanketed airwaves a year ago with a $750 million advertising and marketing blitz.In the story, which also appears in the current edition of ESPN The Magazine, reporter Don Van Natta Jr. detailed how the companies remain unprofitable, with valuations cut by more than half, according to some estimates. 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After retiring 19 of the first 20 batters, Scherzer (12-7) was down 2-0 and Washington was unable to mount a comeback against Trevor Bauer and the Cleveland bullpen.He knows how to close out those games, manager Dusty Baker said of Scherzer. Then it went from a no-hitter to a loss in a matter of time, and we couldnt muster too much offense. We hit a couple balls hard, but they hit a couple balls hard also. It was a well-played and well-pitched game.Bauer (8-5) held the Nationals to four hits in 6 1/3 shutout innings, striking out four. The Nationals got their lone run in the form of Jayson Werths 14th home run of the season in the eighth off recently-acquired lefty reliever Andrew Miller.Washington has scored three runs in three games.Scherzer, who struck out 10, had the Indians down for a while, but Cleveland bench coach Brad Mills saw cracks.He hadnt given up any hits, but at the same time the guys were putting some good at-bats together that kind of lengthened out his pitch count a little bit, said Mills, who replaced Terry Francona when the manager fell ill before the game.dddddddddddd I think that when the guys started seeing more pitches, they started being a little bit more comfortable the next time around.Baker watched as Scherzers pitch count rose and as the right-hander walked Tyler Naquin in the fifth, but never worried about the situation.He didnt run out of gas, Baker said. He had some pretty good hitters out there. 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Thats what Im trying to do.UP NEXTThe Indians have listed 25-year-old RHP Mike Clevinger (0-1, 6.97 ERA) as their starter for the Wednesday afternoon series finale. LHP Gio Gonzalez (7-9, 4-13) starts for the Nationals. ' ' '