Max Scherzer allowed two hits and no walks in eight shutout innings, striking out 10 batters in a 4-0 win for the Nationals over the Orioles. Scherzer is 3-1 with a 3.24 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings this month. He has a 14-7 record and 2.92 ERA this season and will face the Phillies in Philadelphia on August 30.
Fantasy Impact
This makes five starts this season where Scherzer has struck out 10 or more batters without a walk, second-most in baseball (Clayton Kershaw). Scherzer had a great bounce back start after allowing four earned runs in back-to-back starts and he now has 227 strikeouts this season. Current Phillies have a .600 OPS in 167 career at-bats against Scherzer and he has 9-4 record with a 3.35 on the road this season. Scherzer has a 1.86 ERA in four starts at Citizens Bank Park in his career.