Scherzer fans 13, nears 3,000 K’s

Max Scherzer struck out 13 in his hometown and Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.

Scherzer (13-4) permitted one unearned run and six hits in eight innings in his 104th double-digit strikeout game, including six against St. Louis. That ties him for fifth place in MLB history.

Scherzer also recorded the ninth 200-plus strikeout season of his career. The three-time Cy Young Award winner is six away from becoming the 19th player in big league history to reach 3,000 K’s.

The Dodgers have won all seven of Scherzer’s starts since the St. Louis native was acquired in a blockbuster trade with Washington.

Phillies 12, Brewers

Bryce Harper hit an early home run, Brad Miller connected twice and Jean Segura added a grand slam, leading Zack Wheeler and the Phillies to a romp at Milwaukee.

Nationals 4, Mets 3:

Carter Kieboom and Andrew Stevenson hit RBI singles in the ninth inning off Edwin Díaz and Washington rallied to win at home once again, edging New York in the finale of a five-game series.

Cubs 4, Reds 3:

Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and host Chicago got its season-high seventh straight win.

Giants 10, Rockies

Thairo Estrada hit two of San Francisco’s four home runs, Kevin Gausman pitched seven solid innings and San Francisco maintained a one-game lead in the NL West.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 8, Yankees

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 40th homer, Marcus Semien went deep twice and Toronto routed host New York for its fifth straight win.

Guerrero hit his 40th homer on Jameson Taillon’s 13th pitch, a fullcount curveball that landed a few rows into the seats in right. The slugger and his Hall of Fame father joined Cecil and Prince Fielder as the second father-son duo to hit 40 homers.

Rays 11, Red Sox 10:

Austin Meadows hit a tying, inside-the-park homer in the ninth inning, Nelson Cruz had a goahead single in the 10th and Tampa Bay rallied from a six-run deficit to a wild win at Boston.