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Scherzer achieves one feat, flirts with another
- Updated: August 10, 2016
WASHINGTON — Since he joined the Nationals at the start of the 2015 season, no other pitcher in baseball has taken a no-hitter through at least five innings with greater regularity than Max Scherzer.
He flirted with history once again Tuesday, by taking a no-no into the seventh inning against the Indians. However, Scherzer’s effort was not enough to overcome a quiet night on offense for the Nationals in a 3-1 loss at Nationals Park.
He did become the first pitcher in the Majors to strike out 200 hitters this year in the third inning when he caught Indians catcher Roberto Perez looking with a slider. Scherzer eclipsed the 200-strikeout mark for the fifth consecutive season, joining Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander as the only active pitchers to do so. Zack Greinke is the only other active pitcher to have at least five seasons of 200 or more strikeouts.
It became apparent early in the game that Scherzer had command of all his pitches, with his fastball velocity touching the upper 90s consistently. Those ingredients were all too familiar to the 30,978 fans at Nationals Park. They seemed to grow louder in anticipation as Scherzer retired the first 14 hitters in order before issuing a two-out walk to Tyler Naquin in the fifth inning, ending his bid …
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