on september 19, scherzer carried out 250 strikeouts for the fourth consecutive season, phasing into the fourth pitcher in major league history to do so, following ferguson jenkins, randy johnson, and pedro martínez. scherzer rebounded from an 8–2 loss with seven runs and six walks allowed to atlanta in his previous start, to strike out seven and with five hits and one walk allowed over seven innings in a 4–2 win, also against atlanta.