Resurgent Max Scherzer Throws 7 Innings with 10 Strikeouts, Climbs to 9th on MLB All-Time Strikeout List

Veteran Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Max Scherzer (42, Toronto Blue Jays) has climbed to ninth place on the all-time strikeout list.

Scherzer pitched seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while racking up 10 strikeouts in a home game against the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the 31st (Korean time).

With this performance, Scherzer brought his career strikeout total to 3,535, surpassing Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry (3,534) to move into ninth place all-time.

A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Scherzer struggled with injuries throughout the first half of the season.

However, having regained his form in August, Scherzer pitched a season-high seven innings and earned his second win (7 losses).

Scherzer is only the second pitcher aged 42 or older to pitch at least seven innings with double-digit strikeouts while allowing two or fewer baserunners, following Nolan Ryan.

Ryan, who holds the all-time record with 5,714 strikeouts, achieved this feat twice after the age of 42, including a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 2, 1991.

Scherzer's next target is Justin Verlander (43, Detroit Tigers), who holds the record for the most strikeouts among active players.

Verlander, who ranks eighth all-time with 3,554 strikeouts, has made only one appearance this season due to a back injury.

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