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Tied the Major League Record for Most Strikeouts in a Game Scherzer tied one of the most difficult records to reach for a pitcher in major league baseball. He faced his old Detroit Tigers team in a May 11, 2016, game as a member of the Washington Nationals. Pitching a complete nine- inning game, he struck out 20 Tigers batters on the way to a 3–2 victory. Notably, the 20 strikeouts tied him for the major league record for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in a nine-inning game. His effort tied two other pitchers, Roger Clemens, who accomplished the task twice in 1986 and 1996, and former Chicago Cubs ace Kerry Woods, who struck out 20 Houston Astros players in a May 6, 1998, game.

Watch every strikeout that Scherzer recorded in a May 11, 2016, game against the Detroit Tigers, which tied him for the major league record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game.

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