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Pitched First Career Immaculate Inning An immaculate inning occurs when a pitcher throws nine pitches in an inning, resulting in three strikeouts and three outs. In a May 14, 2017, game against the Philadelphia Phillies, three days after Red Sox ace Craig Kimbrel struck out three Brewers hitters with nine straight pitches on May 11, Scherzer faced and mowed down Phillies batters Cesar Hernandez, Odubel Herrera, and Aaron Altherr to record his first career immaculate inning. He repeated this in a June 5, 2018, game against the Tampa Bay Rays. This made Scherzer the fifth pitcher in major league history, joining Hall of Fame pitchers Robert “Lefty” Grove, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, and Randy Johnson, as the only pitchers to have pitched more than one immaculate inning in their career.

Scherzer faced three Philadelphia batters and threw nine pitches for three strikeouts, completing his first career immaculate inning.

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CHAPTER 1: GREATEST MOMENTS