in the 2011 season, scherzer was the third starter in the rotation, and won six straight starts early in the year, being the first tiger since jeremy bonderman in 2006 to accomplish this feat. scherzer finished the season with a 15–9 record, and was third in the al in home runs allowed (29), fourth in wild pitches, fifth in hits by pitch (10), ninth in winning percentage (.625), and tenth in wins.