with a 2–0 win over baltimore on may 30, scherzer procured career win number 150, while striking out 12 over eight shutout innings. he was named the nl pitcher of the month for the month of may—his second consecutive monthly award—after going 4–0 with a 2.21 era and a league-leading 63 strikeouts. entering as a pinch hitter in the 14th inning on june 2 versus the braves, scherzer singled for his first career pinch hit and scored the go-ahead run on a triple by wilmer difo in a 5–3 victory. in the june 5 contest versus the tampa bay rays, scherzer settled his second career immaculate inning, striking out johnny field, christian arroyo and daniel robertson in the sixth inning. he advanced into one of five major league pitchers to have recorded more than one in their careers, joining lefty grove, randy johnson, nolan ryan, and sandy koufax. scherzer allowed both runs as earned, five hits, and finished with 13 strikeouts as the nationals won 4–2, improving his record to 10–1, the first in the major leagues with 10 wins.