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| Jan. 19 8:34 AM PT9:34 AM MT10:34 AM CT11:34 AM ET11:34 ET16:34 GMT0:34 9:34 AM MST11:34 AM EST12:04 PM VEN20:34 UAE10:34 AM CT-Scherzer is being introduced by the Washington Nationals as the newest member of their talented pitching rotation after finalizing a $210 million, seven-year contract. Analysis: Scherzer won the 2013 AL Cy Young Award with the Detroit Tigers, his club for the last five seasons. In joining Washington, the 30-year-old Scherzer gets the largest total contract for a right-handed pitcher in big league history. He adds to a starting staff for the NL East champions that led the majors with a 3.04 ERA in 2014 and already has with Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Doug Fister, Gio Gonzalez and Tanner Roark. |
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| Oct. 31 12:39 PM PT1:39 PM MT2:39 PM CT3:39 PM ET15:39 ET19:39 GMT3:39 12:39 PM MST2:39 PM EST3:09 PM VEN23:39 UAE1:39 PM CT-Detroit has made a $15.3 million qualifying offer to Scherzer, who is an unrestricted free agent. Analysis: Detroit would now be able to receive draft-pick compensation if Scherzer is to sign elsewhere via free agency. |
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| Sep. 26 12:42 PM PT1:42 PM MT2:42 PM CT3:42 PM ET15:42 ET19:42 GMT3:42 12:42 PM MST2:42 PM EST3:12 PM VEN23:42 UAE2:42 PM CT-Scherzer notched his 18th win Thursday. Analysis: Scherzer made it through six tough innings as he allowed two runs and five hits. His next start will be in the postseason. |
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| Sep. 21 5:35 PM PT6:35 PM MT7:35 PM CT8:35 PM ET20:35 ET0:35 GMT8:35 5:35 PM MST7:35 PM EST8:05 PM VEN4:35 UAE (+1)7:35 PM CT-Scherzer recorded his 17th win of the season in Detroit's 3-2 victory at Kansas City on Saturday, limiting the Royals to a run over seven innings. Analysis: Scherzer had been 1-1 with a 5.12 ERA over his last five road starts, so it was nice for him to reverse that troubling trend. |
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| Aug. 15 4:01 PM PT5:01 PM MT6:01 PM CT7:01 PM ET19:01 ET23:01 GMT7:01 4:01 PM MST6:01 PM EST6:31 PM VEN3:01 UAE (+1)6:01 PM CT-Scherzer allowed three hits with 14 strikeouts over eight shutout innings in Thursday's 5-2 win over visiting Pittsburgh. Analysis: Obviously, Scherzer needs to be in your lineup. He's 6-1 with a 1.78 ERA in his last 10 starts. |
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| Aug. 5 9:34 AM PT10:34 AM MT11:34 AM CT12:34 PM ET12:34 ET16:34 GMT0:34 9:34 AM MST11:34 AM EST12:04 PM VEN20:34 UAE11:34 AM CT-Scherzer lost for the first time in eight starts Monday, surrendering two runs and nine hits over seven innings of a 2-1 defeat against the Yankees. Analysis: Scherzer still owns an impressive 2.14 ERA over his last eight starts. |
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| July 31 11:02 AM PT12:02 PM MT1:02 PM CT2:02 PM ET14:02 ET18:02 GMT2:02 11:02 AM MST1:02 PM EST1:32 PM VEN22:02 UAE1:02 PM CT-Scherzer pitched seven impressive innings in a 7-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Analysis: Scherzer (13-3, 3.27 ERA) allowed a run and five hits while striking out six and walking one. He's 5-0 with a 2.08 ERA in his last seven starts. |
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| July 25 12:17 PM PT1:17 PM MT2:17 PM CT3:17 PM ET15:17 ET19:17 GMT3:17 12:17 PM MST2:17 PM EST2:47 PM VEN23:17 UAE2:17 PM CT-Scherzer recorded his 12th victory Thursday in a 6-4 win at the Angels, allowing three runs in seven innings with 11 strikeouts. Analysis: Scherzer is 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA in six starts since being shelled for 10 runs by the Royals on June 17. |
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| July 10 3:18 PM PT4:18 PM MT5:18 PM CT6:18 PM ET18:18 ET22:18 GMT6:18 3:18 PM MST5:18 PM EST5:48 PM VEN2:18 UAE (+1)5:18 PM CT-Scherzer allowed one run over seven innings to beat the Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday. Analysis: Scherzer is 3-0 with a 1.61 ERA over his last four starts. |
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| July 4 1:19 PM PT2:19 PM MT3:19 PM CT4:19 PM ET16:19 ET20:19 GMT4:19 1:19 PM MST3:19 PM EST3:49 PM VEN0:19 UAE (+1)3:19 PM CT-Scherzer allowed two hits in eight outstanding innings, and the Detroit Tigers backed their star right-hander with three early homers in an 8-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. Analysis: Scherzer (10-3, 3.47 ERA) allowed a first-inning sacrifice fly by Evan Longoria, but that was the first of 10 straight hitters retired by the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner. After allowing a single in the fourth, Scherzer retired another 13 in a row before he was pulled with a pitch count of 106. He's 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in his last three starts and has 28 strikeouts to four walks. |
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| June 29 10:32 AM PT11:32 AM MT12:32 PM CT1:32 PM ET13:32 ET17:32 GMT1:32 10:32 AM MST12:32 PM EST1:02 PM VEN21:32 UAE12:32 PM CT-Scherzer, last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, gave up two runs in the first before settling in as he yielded seven hits and one walk in seven innings with 13 strikeouts. Analysis: It was the third time Scherzer has fanned at least 13 in his career. He had his most strikeouts since fanning a career-high 15 in 2012 against Pittsburgh. |
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| June 23 3:13 PM PT4:13 PM MT5:13 PM CT6:13 PM ET18:13 ET22:13 GMT6:13 3:13 PM MST5:13 PM EST5:43 PM VEN2:13 UAE (+1)5:13 PM CT-Scherzer limited Cleveland to one run and and six hits over six innings in Sunday's 10-4 victory. Analysis: Owners were likely relieved considering the nightmarish showing Scherzer was fresh off of. |
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| May 17 12:20 PM PT1:20 PM MT2:20 PM CT3:20 PM ET15:20 ET19:20 GMT3:20 12:20 PM MST2:20 PM EST2:50 PM VEN23:20 UAE2:20 PM CT-Scherzer won his sixth straight start Friday, giving up three hits while striking out seven over six scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory at Boston. Analysis: Scherzer has a 1.38 ERA and 48 strikeouts over 39 innings during the winning streak. |
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| May 11 9:49 AM PT10:49 AM MT11:49 AM CT12:49 PM ET12:49 ET16:49 GMT0:49 9:49 AM MST11:49 AM EST12:19 PM VEN20:49 UAE11:49 AM CT-Scherzer improved to 5-1 on Saturday. Analysis: Scherzer wasn't sharp yet still won, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks in six innings. He struck out six - his team-record streak of fanning at least seven in seven starts to begin a season ended. |
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| May 6 2:29 PM PT3:29 PM MT4:29 PM CT5:29 PM ET17:29 ET21:29 GMT5:29 2:29 PM MST4:29 PM EST4:59 PM VEN1:29 UAE (+1)4:29 PM CT-Scherzer struck out nine over eight innings of three-hit ball to beat Houston 2-0 on Monday. Analysis: Scherzer has now won four consecutive starts, a stretch during which he's allowed three runs in 27 innings. He remains one of the best pitchers in the game. |
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| May 1 2:45 PM PT3:45 PM MT4:45 PM CT5:45 PM ET17:45 ET21:45 GMT5:45 2:45 PM MST4:45 PM EST5:15 PM VEN1:45 UAE (+1)4:45 PM CT-Scherzer cruised past the ChiSox on Wednesday. Analysis: The Sports Illustrated cover boy won his third straight start, allowing four hits while striking out seven to become the first pitcher in team history with at least seven strikeouts in each of his first six starts. He beat the White Sox for the second straight time, following up his April 24 win when he went six innings and allowed two runs in a 7-4 victory. He should cruise again in his next start against lowly Houston. |
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| Apr. 25 9:59 AM PT10:59 AM MT11:59 AM CT12:59 PM ET12:59 ET16:59 GMT0:59 9:59 AM MST11:59 AM EST12:29 PM VEN20:59 UAE11:59 AM CT-Scherzer allowed two runs over six innings to beat the White Sox 7-4 on Thursday. Analysis: Scherzer struck out 10, giving him 44 Ks in just 33 innings thus far. His 12.0 strikeouts per nine innings lead the AL. |
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| Apr. 20 11:05 AM PT12:05 PM MT1:05 PM CT2:05 PM ET14:05 ET18:05 GMT2:05 11:05 AM MST1:05 PM EST1:35 PM VEN22:05 UAE1:05 PM CT-Scherzer earned his first win Saturday for the Tigers. Analysis: Scherzer struck out nine in seven innings and gave up one run ahead of a big AL Central tilt with the surprising ChiSox. |
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| Apr. 9 3:18 PM PT4:18 PM MT5:18 PM CT6:18 PM ET18:18 ET22:18 GMT6:18 3:18 PM MST5:18 PM EST5:48 PM VEN2:18 UAE (+1)5:18 PM CT-Scherzer gave up two runs and eight hits over seven innings of Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers while striking out eight. Analysis: Scherzer is still without a decision after two starts despite a 1.20 ERA. After ranking among baseball's leaders with an average of 6.8 runs of support in 2013, he's been supplied with just two runs of support over 15 innings this season. |
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| Apr. 3 3:35 PM PT4:35 PM MT5:35 PM CT6:35 PM ET18:35 ET22:35 GMT6:35 3:35 PM MST5:35 PM EST6:05 PM VEN2:35 UAE (+1)5:35 PM CT-Scherzer pitched eight scoreless frames in his season debut Wednesday, Detroit's 2-1 win in 10 innings over Kansas City. Analysis: The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner gave up four hits and one walk while striking out seven. |
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| Mar. 23 7:57 AM PT8:57 AM MT9:57 AM CT10:57 AM ET10:57 ET14:57 GMT22:57 7:57 AM MST9:57 AM EST10:27 AM VEN18:57 UAE8:57 AM CT-Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers failed to reach an agreement on a long-term contract and will not negotiate again until after the season. Analysis: The Tigers say in a statement that Scherzer rejected their most recent offer. The 2013 Cy Young Award winner struck out 240 batters in 214 1-3 innings last season, and went 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA. Scherzer, who will make $15.53 million this season, has said he does not want to discuss contract matters during the season. |
Regular Season
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| Year | Team | W | L | Sv-Op | G | GS | CG | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | K | WHIP | ERA |
| 2008 | Ari | 0 | 4 | 0 - 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 56.0 | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 66 | 1.23 | 3.05 |
| 2009 | Ari | 9 | 11 | 0 - 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 170.1 | 166 | 94 | 78 | 20 | 63 | 1 | 174 | 1.34 | 4.12 |
| 2010 | Det | 12 | 11 | 0 - 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 195.2 | 174 | 84 | 76 | 20 | 70 | 1 | 184 | 1.25 | 3.50 |
| 2011 | Det | 15 | 9 | 0 - 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 195.0 | 207 | 101 | 96 | 29 | 56 | 1 | 174 | 1.35 | 4.43 |
| 2012 | Det | 16 | 7 | 0 - 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 187.2 | 179 | 82 | 78 | 23 | 60 | 2 | 231 | 1.27 | 3.74 |
| 2013 | Det | 21 | 3 | 0 - 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 214.1 | 152 | 73 | 69 | 18 | 56 | 0 | 240 | 0.97 | 2.90 |
| 2014 | Det | 18 | 5 | 0 - 0 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 220.1 | 196 | 80 | 77 | 18 | 63 | 1 | 252 | 1.18 | 3.15 |
| Career | 91 | 50 | 0 - 0 | 207 | 198 | 1 | 1239.1 | 1122 | 538 | 493 | 133 | 389 | 7 | 1321 | 1.22 | 3.58 | |
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2008 | Ari | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .071 | .000 |
| 2009 | Ari | 31 | 53 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .268 | .264 |
| 2010 | Det | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2011 | Det | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2012 | Det | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2013 | Det | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 2014 | Det | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | 209 | 79 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .205 | .203 | |
Postseason
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| Year | Team | Round | W | L | Sv-Op | G | GS | CG | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | K | ERA |
| 2011 | Det | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15.2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 5.74 |
| LDS | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.23 | ||
| LCS | 0 | 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9.72 | ||
| 2012 | Det | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17.1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2.08 |
| LDS | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | ||
| LCS | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1.59 | ||
| WS | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.26 | ||
| 2013 | Det | Total | 2 | 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22.1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 2.82 |
| LDS | 2 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3.00 | ||
| LCS | 0 | 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 2.70 | ||
| 2014 | Det | Total | 0 | 1 | 0 - 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.14 |
| LDS | 0 | 1 | 0 - 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.14 | ||
| Career | 4 | 3 | 0 - 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 62.2 | 46 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 80 | 3.73 | ||
Pitching Velocity
| Pitch Type | Pitches | Max | Min | Avg | Pct |
| Fastball | 2001 | 98 | 88 | 92.8 | 55.12 |
| Curveball | 373 | 82 | 71 | 77.3 | 10.28 |
| Slider | 494 | 90 | 81 | 84.8 | 13.61 |
| Changeup | 762 | 89 | 79 | 83.8 | 20.99 |
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