Max Scherzer

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Max Scherzer struck out a season-high nine to take over 10th place on the career list, Marcus Semien homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Thursday. Scherzer pushed his career total to 3,400 after first passing former teammate and fellow three-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander with his third strikeout of...

Scherzer (2-3) picked up the win Thursday against the White Sox, allowing one run on three hits and a walk across six innings. He struck out nine.

Sure it came against one of the worst lineups in baseball, but this was the Max Scherzer we've grown accustomed to seeing over the past decade-plus. The 39-year-old allowed three hits -- just one for extra bases -- and issued one walk in his best start of the 2024 season. He'll look to build on this effort with a scheduled start Tuesday against the Cardinals.

The Rangers have patched together their rotation for much of the season as they anticipate the returns of veterans Max Scherzer, Tyler Mahle and Jacob deGrom. Scherzer has already returned. Mahle is set to make his fifth minor league rehab start today and should make his Rangers debut before long. It’ll be a bit longer…

Max Scherzer took over 10th place on the career strikeout list, and the most among active pitchers, from Justin Verlander when the Rangers right-hander recorded his 3,394th against the White Sox.