ARLINGTON, Texas -- Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball's career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro.
Scherzer, making his fourth start for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers since getting traded from the New York Mets, struck out Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang in the third inning. It was Scherzer's third strikeout of the game.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner, who is in his 16th season, is baseball's active strikeout leader and was pitching in his 453rd game.