Official Site of the Nationals · May 12, 2016
Roaring 20! Max ties K mark, mauls Tigers
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer became just the fourth pitcher in MLB history to strike out 20 batters in a nine-inning gameWASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer tied the nine-inning strikeout record on Wednesday, fanning 20 Tigers batters in Washington's 3-2 win at Nationals Park.
Scherzer's previous career high, and the previous Nationals record, was 17, set in a season-ending no-hitter on Oct. 3, 2015. He also bested the Expos franchise record of 18, set by Bill Gullickson on Sept. 10, 1980. His 20 K's tied Kerry Wood, Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson for the most in a nine-inning game.