New York: Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer threw his second no-hitter of the season Saturday, striking out a franchise-record 17 in a 2-0 win over the New York Mets in the second game of a doubleheader.
Scherzer is just the sixth pitcher in Major League Baseball history to achieve the milestone in the same year and he did it against a Mets team that had already locked up the National League East Division title.
Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay was the last to throw two no-hitters in the same year, in 2010, tossing the first in the regular season and another in the playoffs.
Scherzer allowed just one Mets batter to reach base. Kevin Plawecki hit a leadoff grounder in the sixth to third baseman Yunel Escobar, who bounced his throw to first for an error.
Plawecki was forced out on a grounder by pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy and Scherzer ended the inning by striking out right fielder Curtis Granderson.
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