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26 September, 2018

Max Scherzer Reaches 300 Ks, 18 Wins

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[ PHOTO: THE WASHINGTON POST ]

September 26, 2016

Jamal Collier, MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The crowd at Nationals Park hung on every pitch as they sensed it was near, clapping and chanting along, "Let's go, Max! Let's go, Max!" On the mound, Max Scherzer was as focused as ever on pitching himself into the record books once again. He was locked in a 10-pitch battle with Marlins outfielder Austin Dean as he channeled the energy from the crowd and the moment to fire fastballs in the upper 90s.

After Dean fouled off four straight pitches in the seventh inning of the Nationals' 9-4 victory over the Marlins, Scherzer threw one of his nastiest sliders of the night to record his 300th strikeout in the season. Scherzer became just the sixth pitcher since 1990 to record 300 strikeouts in a single season, joining Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Clayton Kershaw and Chris Sale.

After reaching the 300-strikeout plateau, Scherzer was showered with a standing ovation not only by the crowd of 26,483 fans in attendance, but by the entire Nats dugout and bullpen. He received a bottle of champagne, which he was still carrying around after the game and drinking straight from the bottle to celebrate his latest achievement.

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Nationals' Scherzer Reaches 2,000 Career Strikeouts

The Monday Morning Quarterback 7:58 PM

[ PHOTO: USA TODAY ]

WASHINGTON -- Washington Nationals right-handed starter Max Scherzer got the 2,000th strikeout of his career when he fanned Nomar Mazara of the Texas Rangers to lead off the fourth inning on Sunday at Nationals Park. Scherzer is the third-fastest to reach that mark in terms of innings, only behind Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson. The right-hander…

James Passes Jordan for Third in NBA Finals Scoring

The Monday Morning Quarterback 10:06 AM

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James moved past Michael Jordan into third place on the NBA Finals' career scoring list during Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors on Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. James' and-one basket with 9:56 left in the first quarter vaulted him past Jordan, who scored 1,176 points in 35…

Pujols Hits 600th Home Run

The Monday Morning Quarterback 1:45 AM

[ PHOTO: LOS ANGELES TIMES ]

Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels became the ninth player in major league history to reach 600 home runs -- and the first to do it with a grand slam -- against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Pujols belted a 1-2 pitch from Minnesota ace Ervin Santana in the fourth inning to give Los Angeles…

Fans Show Little Excitement for Pujols History

The Monday Morning Quarterback 1:20 PM

[ PHOTO: ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ]

ANAHEIM, Calif.—As Albert Pujols settled into the batter's box in the first inning Friday, his personalized home run counter above the right-field stands read 599. This was one of the moments Angels owner Arte Moreno envisioned when he signed Pujols six winters ago. Pujols didn't deliver history in this at-bat — or, on this night, for…

Gionta Paces Sabres in 1,000th Game

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Brian Gionta scored in his 1,000th career game and Jack Eichel had two assists to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Monday night. Ryan O'Reilly, Zach Bogosian and Marcus Foligno also scored for Buffalo (32-32-12). Robin Lehner made 30 saves. Jonathan Marchessault and Jonathan Huberdeau scored…