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Scherzer throws his second no-hitter of the year

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Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals is just the sixth pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw two no-hitters in the same year (AFP Photo/Al Bello)

New York (AFP) - Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer threw his second no-hitter of the season, striking out a franchise-record 17 in a 2-0 win over the New York Mets in the second game of a doubleheader.

Scherzer is just the sixth pitcher in Major League Baseball history to achieve the milestone in the same year and he did it against a Mets team that had already locked up the National League East Division title.