during his major league debut, scherzer established the record for most consecutive hitters retired in a relief appearance as a major league debut with 13. he became the third pitcher to start a season with a 19–1 win–loss record, on the way to winning his first cy young award in 2013. in 2015, scherzer became the sixth pitcher in major league history to record multiple no-hitters in a single season, including the first with at least 17 strikeouts and no bases on balls, and the first to accrue a game score of 100 or more twice in one season. on may 11, 2016, he tied the major league nine-inning strikeout record with 20, making him the second player to achieve both a no-hitter and 20 strikeouts over nine innings, and in the same game became the youngest-ever pitcher to beat all 30 teams. in 2017, he became the third-fastest hurler to record 2,000 strikeouts, and the fourth to strike out 250 or more in four consecutive seasons. scherzer recorded more wins (161) and strikeouts (2,503) than any pitcher in the 2010s. he recorded one immaculate inning each in 2017 and 2018.