Scherzer joins 3,000-K club
LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer got his 3,000th career strikeout and took a perfect game into the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Scherzer retired his first 22 batters before Eric Hosmer doubled to deep right with one out in the eighth. The crowd of 42,637 saluted Scherzer with a standing ovation after he finished the inning.
The 37-year-old All-star reached 3,000 career strikeouts in the fifth when Hosmer went down swinging.
Scherzer struck out nine overall on 92 pitches in eight innings. The three-time Cy Young Award winner threw an immaculate inning in the second with three strikeouts on nine pitches.
BLUE JAYS 22, ORIOLES 7: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernandez each hit a grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged his 44th homer, and Toronto overpowered host Baltimore, finishing two runs shy of the franchise record.
GIANTS 6, CUBS 5: Wilmer Flores homered and drove in three runs, Kris Bryant scored two against his former team, and visiting San Francisco hung on to edge Chicago for a season-high seventh straight win.
WHITE SOX 2, RED SOX 1: Leury Garcia hit a gameending home run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift host Chicago over Boston.
TIGERS 8, RAYS 7 (11): Robbie Grossman drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning, Jeimer Candelario homered twice, and Detroit won at home.
BREWERS 11, INDIANS 1: Eric Lauer no-hit Cleveland into the sixth inning and his teammates belted five homers as Milwaukee won at Cleveland.
ROCKIES 5, PHILLIES 4: Garrett Hampson homered twice and knocked in all five runs as visiting Colorado dealt another blow to Philadelphia’s playoff hopes.
CARDINALS 2, REDS 0: Nolan Arenado homered for the second game in a row and five pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout to help host St. Louis blank Cincinnati.
BRAVES 5, MARLINS 3: Ozzie Albies, Freddie Freeman and Eddie Rosario homered as Atlanta won at home.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, MARINERS 4: Tyler Gilbert gave up two hits in another sharp outing, Ketel Marte homered and Arizona won at Seattle. Seattle is three games behind Boston for the second wild-card spot with the Red Sox coming to town Monday for a three-game series.
NATIONALS 6, PIRATES 2: Patrick Corbin working seven strong innings as Washington won at Pittsburgh to avoid a three-game sweep.
ROYALS 5, TWINS 3: Kyle Isbel drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning, and Kansas City won at Minnesota.