Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer was named the National League player of the week Monday, following two outings in which he struck out a combined 24 batters.
Scherzer went 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA across two starts. In both starts, Scherzer went without walking an opposing batter.
This is the fifth time in Scherzer’s career that he’s earned player of the week.
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A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Scherzer is having another strong season. After a slow start, Scherzer now has a 2.43 ERA and leads all of baseball in strikeouts with 170.
This past week, batters went just 9-for-56 (.161) against Scherzer.
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