Don't Miss
- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Max Scherzer’s combination of efficiency, dominance unmatched
- Updated: May 11, 2016
10:56 PM ET
Max Scherzer’s 20-strikeout game was remarkable for its efficiency.
Scherzer threw only 23 balls in his nine innings for the Washington Nationals against his former team, the Detroit Tigers, on Wednesday night.
Highest Strike Pct in Game
Struck Out 20 Batters Within 9 Innings
2016Max Scherzer80.7%2001Randy Johnson74.2%1986Roger Clemens70.3%1998Kerry Wood68.9%1996Roger Clemens66.9%
That was by far the fewest among the five games in which a pitcher struck out 20 within nine innings. The previous low was 32 by Randy Johnson.
Scherzer had almost as many swings against pitches out of the strike zone (19) as he had balls.
But this level of …
continue reading in source espn.go.com
