New York Mets ace Max Scherzer was perfect through six innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, but he was pulled from the game with this his first start since coming off the IL.

On the day he recorded his 3,000th career strikeout, Max Scherzer also got to within five outs of throwing a perfect game in the Dodgers' 8-0 win over the Padres.

Max Scherzer made history as only he can Sunday, recording his 3,000th career strikeout, pitching an immaculate inning and falling just five outs shy of a perfect game against the San Diego Padres.

MILWAUKEE -- For the New York Mets, a playoff spot was certainly worth celebrating. Even if they still have bigger goals on the table in the middle of a heated pennant race. Max Scherzer was ...

LOS ANGELES — The day belonged to Max Scherzer. Utterly dominating the San Diego Padres, Scherzer recorded his 3,000th career strikeout, pitched an immaculate inning and took a perfect game into ...

After coming up one hit batter short of a perfect game earlier in 2015, Max Scherzer came one bad throw of accomplishing the feat against the Mets in October. Instead, he "settled" for the second ...

Fresh off the IL, Max Scherzer was pulled from his 200th win with a perfect game intact. The Brewers broke it up soon after but couldn't keep the Mets from a 7-2 win that put them back in the ...

Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the 19th player in major league history with 3,000 strikeouts and nearly completed a perfect game Sunday. The 37-year-old right-hander fanned Eric ...

Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter Saturday, losing his perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning when he hit a batter in the Washington Nationals' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Max Scherzer struck out a team-record 16 and pitched a one-hitter, losing his perfect-game bid on a bloop single in the seventh inning Sunday as the Nationals defeated the Brewers.

Max Scherzer reached 3,000 strikeouts in a most Scherzerian way — while nearly throwing a perfect game. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

Max Scherzer made history as only he can Sunday, recording his 3,000th career strikeout, pitching an immaculate inning and falling just five outs shy of a perfect game against the San Diego Padres.