On the way to throwing six scoreless innings this afternoon, Max Scherzer also managed to pass Mike Mussina to take the 21st spot on MLB’s All-Time strikeout leaderboard, finishing a strong outing against the St. Louis Cardinals with nine Ks in the game and 2,817 Ks so far in his career.
Josh Bell singled to start the Washington Nationals’ half of the second, and scored on a two-out double by Alex Avila for the only run scored by either team. 1-0 final in Nationals Park.
As noted by @NationalsPR on the Twitters — Max Scherzer’s last three starts:
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