Texas Rangers acquisition Max Scherzer, 39, made his presence felt with a second straight complete game.
Scherzer pitched seven innings of three-hit ball with two walks and six strikeouts against the Oakland Athletics on 9 September at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, USA. He pitched a Quality Start Plus (seven innings of three or fewer earned runs in a start). He touched 95.9 mph on his fastball.
Scherzer’s performance gave Texas a 6-1 win over Oakland and an eight-game winning streak. They improved to 68-46 and took sole possession of first place in the American League West.
온라인바카라 Scherzer joined Texas after spending this season with the New York Mets. Texas, in need of starting pitching reinforcements, made a trade offer, waived his no-trade clause, and moved him. It was a big deal at the trade deadline.
Scherzer went on to win the Cy Young Award, given to the best pitcher in baseball, three times (2013-2016-2017) and was named an All-Star eight times (2013-2019-2021). In 2019, he led the Washington Nationals to a World Series championship.
He went 9-4 in 19 games before being traded. He had some ups and downs in July, but he’s been steadily racking up the wins. Now, he’s pitching for Texas to win a championship.
In his first start since the trade on 4 April against the Chicago White Sox, Scherzer threw 105 pitches in six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and nine strikeouts. He earned the win in a 5-3 victory.
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It was his second start since the trade. After getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning, Scherzer worked a two-hit shutout inning to take a 1-0 lead. His dominance continued. He retired the side in order in the third with two strikeouts.
It was the fourth inning where the team took a 4-0 lead. The leadoff hitter, JJ Bludgeon, hit a solo home run. He didn’t falter after that. He retired the next three batters.
Taking the mound in the fifth with a 4-1 lead, Scherzer gave up a single to left to Nick Allen two batters later. He then gave up a stolen base to put runners in scoring position. But he struck out Esteban Ruiz on an eight-pitch pitch to end the inning.
In the sixth, he gave up a leadoff single to Bludgeon but retired the next two batters.
Scherzer was back on the mound in the seventh after Corey Seager’s homer made it 5-1. One out later, he gave up a single to Diaz, but induced a fly ball and a grounder to end the inning.
In the eighth, Scherzer handed the mound over to Brock Bucker and was done. Texas added a run in the eighth to seal the 6-1 win.
Scherzer picked up his second win of the season and 11th overall. She lowered her ERA to 3.88.
Coincidentally, Texas has been on fire since Schuerzer’s arrival. They haven’t lost a game since August.
“The mound has been impressive during the undefeated streak,” Texas manager Bruce Bochy said, according to MLB.com. True to form, he has six quality starts in his last eight games. The addition of Scherzer seems to be working.