Max Scherzer tied the MLB record for strikeouts in a nine-inning start with 20 Ks total in a complete game against his former team, the Detroit Tigers. Washington's 31-year-old starter beat Jordan Zimmerman in the series finale in Nationals Park.
Neither Max Scherzer or Dusty Baker, according to what they each told reporters, realized just how high Scherzer's strikeout total had climbed last night until it was put up on the scoreboard in Nationals Park late in the game.
In the end, the 31-year-old right-hander recorded twenty total strikeouts, tying the MLB record for the most Ks in a nine-inning game.