Washington nationals ace max scherzer completely dismantled his former team, the detroit tigers, and made history in the process by firing 20 strikeouts to tie the mlb record already held by just three other hurlers kerry wood, randy johnson and roger clemens twice. May 12, 2016 washington nationals ace max scherzer matches mlb record with 20 strikeouts in win over detroit tigers scherzer became the newest arrival of a threeman club whose other members include only roger. Max scherzer world series stats by baseball almanac. Scherzer pitched well after the rocky opening frame, going seven innings and striking out eight, but with the offense only able. He tied the record set by roger clemens in 1986 and later matched by clemens in 1996, kerry wood in 1998 and randy. Get max scherzers autograph for great causes matts bats. Max scherzer ties nineinning record with 20 strikeouts. When max scherzer won the national league cy young award in november, it marked a significant milestone in his career. May 11, 2020 published on may 11, 2020 on this day in 2016, max scherzer struck out twenty tigers hitters in a game to tie a mlb record. Max scherzer joins nolan ryan and pedro martinez in the. Max scherzers record dropped to 14 wednesday after allowing three first inning runs to the cardinals.
The max scherzer world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats where applicable. On may 20, 2012, scherzer struck out 15 pittsburgh pirates in seven innings, falling one strikeout short of tying lolichs franchise record. He recorded the 2,500th strikeout of his career in the sixth inning of the nats 43 loss at nationals park, punching out padres center fielder manuel margot on three pitches, including a slider on the outside corner that froze margot in the batters box. Max scherzer and stephen strasburg are biggest keys to. Max scherzer continues to cement his legagy in major league baseball. Scherzer is an active major league baseball player who has. Greatest individual pitching performances in mlb history. With two outs in the top of the ninth of a onerun game, a major league record tying 20 strikeouts already in the books, max scherzer threw. The righthander had been scheduled to pitch in an intrasquad game this weekend before mlb suspended its season, so the nationals. War position players offensive war defensive war batting average onbase% slugging % onbase.
Also ranked among mlb pitchers in opponent obp 4th. Max scherzer ties mlb strikeout record as nationals momentum. Max scherzer fired two scoreless innings against the astros in his unofficial grapefruit league debut on saturday. One start after sounding lost, max scherzer found his way into the record book again foxsports may 12, 2016 at 12. May, 2016 washington nationals ace max scherzer completely dismantled his former team, the detroit tigers, and made history in the process by firing 20 strikeouts to tie the mlb record already held by just three other hurlers kerry wood, randy johnson and roger clemens twice. Scherzer threw 119 pitches, 96 of them for strikes. Scherzer blasts 1st career homer, exits with injury. Remember what happened last time max scherzer faced the. One start after sounding lost, max scherzer found his way. Scherzer surpassed the 200strikeout mark for the first time, totaling 231 during the regular season to place second in the league to teammate verlander with 239. Every punchout pitch from max scherzers recordtying 20 ks. Max scherzer was limited to longtoss on tuesday due to what he called an ailment on his right side. Hes gotten to double digits in strikeouts in six of his last 10.
Washington max scherzer notched yet another milestone friday night as he builds an increasingly halloffame worthy resume. He has been an important figure in the both the tigers and nationals playoff presence, includin. Max scherzer ties mlb record with 20 strikeouts vs tigers. Quickly see a recap across stat categories for any completed game. List of major league baseball singlegame strikeout leaders. Aaron judge hits massive hr, max scherzer makes history, mlb. Nationals ace max scherzer etched his name in the record books yet again on sunday afternoon by picking up his 2,000th career strikeout against the rangers. Nationals max scherzer carries playoff skid into nl wild. Scherzer has 20 ks, ties mlb record as nats top tigers 32. Scherzers strikeouts tied the record for most doubledigit strikeout appearances by an active pitcher in major league baseball. Thrilla killa klowns from magical mysteries hes gonna work it out.
Apr 23, 2020 watch max scherzer s debut on the mlb network tonight new, 6 comments one of the most impressive arrivals in franchise history can be seen this evening. Louis cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 mlb june amateur draft from parkway central hs chesterfield, mo and the arizona diamondbacks in the 1st round 11th of the 2006 mlb. Louis cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 mlb june amateur draft from parkway central hs chesterfield, mo and the arizona diamondbacks in the 1st round 11th of the 2006 mlb june amateur draft from. May 12, 2016 max scherzer enters mlb record books with 20 strikeouts washington max scherzer has thrown two nohitters, come within one strike of a perfect game and met just about every expectation that. The max scherzer allstar stats seen below include his allstar yearbyyear hitting stats, allstar fielding stats, and allstar pitching stats where applicable. Martinez, justin verlander and max scherzer all used to play for the 2014 detroit tigers. Max scherzer is set to take the mound in the winnertakeall game 7 on wednesday, just three days after being scratched from game 5 due to neck pain. The 34yearold became just the 35th pitcher in mlb history to record 2,500. Louis cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 mlb june amateur draft from parkway central hs chesterfield, mo and the arizona diamondbacks in the 1st round 11th of the 2006 mlb june amateur. Ranked in the nl in complete games t1st, 4, shutouts t1st, 3, strikeouts per nine innings 2nd, 10.
That night, at nationals park, max scherzer became just the fifth pitcher in mlb history to strike out 20 batters in a single game. Scherzer tied the record in a sixhit 32 completegame victory against the. View the game by game performances for max scherzer washington nationals across seasons. Washington nationals placed rhp max scherzer on the 10day disabled list retroactive to august 15, 2017. Max scherzer wrote his name in major league baseball s record books by striking out 20 batters in the washington nationals 32 win over the pitchers former team, the detroit tigers. Max scherzers 20 ks and the hardest mlb records to break. He made his mlb debut as a member of the arizona diamondbacks in 2008, and later played for the detroit tigers, prior to joining the nationals. Nationals ace max scherzer recorded his 300th strikeout of the season tuesday night, becoming the 17th pitcher since 1900 and the fifth since 2000 to reach the milestone.
Last year, during his first season with the washington nationals, ace of the staff max scherzer launched a charity called baseball cards for a cause. Max scherzer, sp, washington nationals, stats and updates at. His careerhigh 276 strikeouts ranked second in mlb and broke rhp stephen strasburgs nationals 2005present singleseason mark of 242 in 2014 see chart below. Get the latest updated stats and splits for washington nationals starting pitcher max scherzer on. Scherzer became just the sixth pitcher since 1990 to record 300 strikeouts in a single season, joining curt schilling, randy johnson, pedro martinez, clayton kershaw and chris sale. May 11, 2020 nothing, however, has been quite as rare and exclusive as what happened on may 11, 2016, four years ago today. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. In the washington nationals 32 victory over the detroit tigers, max scherzer tied a major league record with 20 strikeouts. In baseball, a strikeout occurs when a pitcher throws three strikes to a batter during his time at bat. Max scherzer ties mlb record with 20 strikeouts against. Looking back on max scherzers 20strikeout game, four years. Nationals max scherzer strikes out 20 to tie a record.
Max scherzer game log washington nationals fantasypros. Ah yes, mad max struck out 20 batters, tying the mlb record for most strikeouts in a single game. Weiner the storylines that precede a game can often provide a rich insight into baseball history. According to, scherzer led all major league baseball pitchers in fielding independent pitching 2. Just last year, scherzer posted the secondhighest percentage, and this season hes threatening to pretty much match that effort from.
Max scherzer bleacher report latest news, videos and. Max scherzer of washington nationals records 300th strikeout. Nationals ace max scherzer had a short, yet eventful outing on tuesday, hitting his first career home run and then exiting the next inning with. Scherzer became a threetime winner of the award, which has historically been a lock for a players hall of fame candidacy. Arizona diamondbacks sent rhp max scherzer on a rehab assignment to visalia rawhide.
Four players have accomplished the feat more than once in their. Max scherzer matches mlb record with 20 strikeouts in win. All professional baseball statistics for max scherzer. He joined roger clemens 1986, kerry wood 1998 and randy johnson. May 11, 2016 scherzer ends up tying the nineinning record with 20 strikeouts. Ive pitched in these situations before, and its just crazy baseball.
Nationals max scherzer ties mlb record with 20 strikeouts, sabr baseball games project. With two outs in the top of the ninth of a onerun game, a major league record tying 20 strikeouts already in the books, max scherzer threw strike one past detroit tigers catcher james mccann. Scherzer overwhelmed the detroit tigers in a 32 victory at nationals park. On may 11, 2016, max put his name in the record books again when he. On the fouryear anniversary of max scherzer s 20strikeout performance against his former team, here are four things you might have forgotten about the historic outing. Max scherzer of the washington nationals tied a major league record with 20 strikeouts in a nineinning game on wednesday night in a 32 win over the detroit tigers at nationals park scherzer.
Washington nationals pitcher max scherzer tied the mlb record of 20 strikeouts in a nineinning game wednesday night. Washington nationals ace max scherzer matches mlb record with. The nationals fell to the cardinals 51 wednesday night, their third straight loss. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Sep 30, 2019 scherzer himself is 04 in that stretch, lowering his career record in the postseason from 41 to 45.
Scherzer recorded more wins 161 and strikeouts 2,503 than any pitcher in the 2010s. Get complete gamebygame stats for washington nationals starting pitcher max scherzer on. Max scherzer baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats. Jun 22, 2015 max scherzer leads the majors with a 1. Twenty different pitchers have struck out at least 18 batters in a single nineinning major league baseball mlb game as of 2016, the most recent being max scherzer of the washington nationals on may 11, 2016. Max scherzer washington major league baseball yahoo. The madness of max scherzers 20 strikeouts beyond the. Max scherzer ties mlb strikeout record as nationals.
With two outs in the top of the ninth of a onerun game, a major league recordtying 20 strikeouts already in the books, max scherzer threw strike one past detroit tigers catcher james mccann. Max autographed fans baseball cards in exchange for a donation to the washington nationals youth baseball academy. April 5, 2009 arizona diamondbacks placed rhp max scherzer on the 15day disabled list retroactive to. Scherzer is entering his age36 season and is a max effort pitcher, so the fact that we finally saw a bit of a breakdown scherzer has reached at least 200 innings in his six previous seasons is. This was a fundraiser max and his wife, erica mayscherzer, started when max. Scherzer, nicknamed mad max, is an american professional baseball pitcher for the washington nationals of major league baseball.
The game had a special significance as both starting pitchers were facing their former teams. Detroit tigers recalled rhp max scherzer from toledo mud hens. Scherzer struck out 20 batters, tying the major league nineinning record. In a sense, max scherzer and stephen strasburg are the washington nationals. I love max scherzer, so the fact you were able to get him while selling low on reyes is pretty great in my mind. And scherzer became the third fastest by games and innings to accomplish the feat in big league history, trailing only randy johnson 3. Scherzer became just the 35th pitcher in mlb history to accomplish the feat and third active pitcher behind cc sabathia 2,997 and justin verlander 2,752. Uptodate stats for every game played by max scherzer during the 2017 baseball season on cbs sports. Nationals max scherzer strikes out 20 to match mlb record 2016 max scherzer strikes out 20 batters, matching the major league record for a nineinning game as he pitches the washington. Since their time in detroit, each have found success. Scherzer was just the fourth pitcher to accomplish the feat in nine innings. Max scherzer, sp, washington nationals, mlb baseball cbs sports. Past detroit tigers success will make you feel depressed. Get 2020 mlb season stats, career statistics, game logs and injury updates on the washington nationals pitcher.
Max scherzer stats, splits washington nationals espn. And drafting along with this reshaping, max scherzer has become the undisputed champion for the team in detroit. He became the third pitcher to do so and the most recent since 1998. Mlb records tied mlb record for strikeouts in a 9inning game tied mlb record for 250 strikeouts in 5 straight seasons maxwell m. Nationals righthander max scherzer etched his name in baseball s record books on saturday night with a nohitter in which he recorded 17 strikeouts. Max scherzers day is finished after 75 pitches in five innings after taking a comeback off his leg in the 1st inning scherzer dominates stanton, marlins. Max scherzer struck out a major league record twenty batters in a game on may 11, 2016. Washington nationals pitcher max scherzer records 300th. He made his mlb debut as a member of the arizona diamondbacks in 2008.
Scherzer born july 27, 1984 is an american professional baseball pitcher for the washington nationals of major league baseball mlb. Scherzer became the 10th pitcher to win at least three cy young awards. Washington nationals signed free agent rhp max scherzer. Nationals max scherzer ties mlb record with 20 strikeouts this article was written by steven c. Max scherzer enters mlb record books with 20 strikeouts may 12, 2016 8. Max scherzer sets record with strikeout outing see in app. Subscribe to stathead, the set of tools used by the pros, to unearth this and other interesting factoids. Watch max scherzers debut on the mlb network tonight az. Max scherzer matches mlb record with 20 strikeouts in win over.
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