Max Scherzer has been nothing short of stellar through eight starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers and on Sunday achieved a bit of history by becoming the 19th pitcher all-time with 3,000 career strikeouts.
Scherzer was utterly dominant as he retired the first 22 batters faced before allowing a one-out double to Eric Hosmer in the eighth inning. It was a bit of revenge for Hosmer, who went down swinging in the fifth for Scherzer to reach his 3,000th strikeout.
The normally stoic right-hander took a brief moment to tip his cap to teammates and Dodger Stadium upon reaching the milestone.