In tossing his second no-hitter of the season in a 2-0 victory over the Mets on Saturday, Scherzer became the sixth pitcher to throw two no-hitters in the same season. Roy Halladay (2010, including one in the postseason), Nolan Ryan (1973), Virgil Trucks ('52), Allie Reynolds ('51) and Johnny Vander Meer ('38) are the others.
Scherzer struck out 17 on Saturday, a new Nationals record. It ties Nolan Ryan for the most in any no-hitter and set the record for most strikeouts in a no-hit, no-walk game.
In his penultimate start of the season last Monday, Scherzer beat the Reds with eight strong innings of two-hit, one-run ball, with a no-hitter through 7 1/3.