Max Scherzer Threw Another Immaculate Inning Last Night

Quite possibly my favorite in-game achievement in baseball this side of the left-field triple. 9 pitches, 9 strikes, 3 Ks. The movement on those pitches, holy moly. When you watch them all in a row like that you start to wonder how he doesn’t strike out all 27. 3 on 9 is pretty good, and he’s possibly only the 5th pitcher to ever throw multiple immaculate innings:

ESPN - Max Scherzer keeps finding new ways to flirt with history.

In the Nationals’ 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, Scherzer threw an immaculate inning, the second of his career. According to ESPN Stats & Information data, he is believed to be just the fifth pitcher in MLB history to record multiple immaculate innings.

Facing Johnny Field, Christian Arroyo and Daniel Robertson in the top of the sixth, Scherzer struck out all three on nine pitches.

All together he had 13 strikeouts through 9 innings, while tossing only 99 pitches, 81 of them for strikes. It’s hard to be better than that. And what who does he credit for such an awesome game last night? The Caps, but of course:

“I woke up this morning with an extra bounce in my step,” said Scherzer, who on Monday donned a hockey sweater and helmet and, along with teammate Ryan Zimmerman, led the pregame festivities before the Washington Capitals’ Game 4 Stanley Cup Final win over the Vegas Golden Knights. “The way the Caps played, the fans, the energy at that stadium, everyone here in D.C. — how could you not wake up with an extra bounce in your step?” he said. “I was itching to get out to the field and play. Good things happen when the whole city gets behind you.”

Meanwhile Bryce went 0/4..hmmmm….really makes you think.