Max Scherzer picked up his 10th K of the night and 300th strikeout of the season with his 100th pitch tonight in Nationals Park as the Washington Nationals beat Miami’s Marlins in what ended up a 9-4 game in the nation’s capital.
Mr. 300 Ks: Max Scherzer tossed six scoreless innings against the Marlins when faced them in the nation’s capital last month, earning a win which left him (4-0) with a 2.67 ERA, six walks, 25 Ks, and a .216/.273/.382 line against in 27 IP against the Nationals’ divisional rivals in 2018.
In six starts since, the 34-year-old, three-time Cy Young award winner had a 4.