scherzer continued his brilliance into the 2013 alcs against the eventual world series champion boston red sox. in game 2, he no-hit boston for innings before surrendering two hits and a run in the bottom of the sixth. he left the game with a 5–1 lead after seven innings, striking out 13. however, a quartet of tiger relievers blew the lead in the eighth inning, and boston won it, 6–5, on a walk-off single in the ninth. scherzer was the losing pitcher in the tigers' 5–2 loss in game 6, the deciding and final game of that series.