ARLINGTON — Max Scherzer has three wins in three begins for the Rangers.
Scherzer pitched a gem on Monday evening, permitting one hit with a season-high 11 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings within the Rangers’ 12-0 rout of the Angels within the collection opener at Globe Life Field.
Scherzer dominated from the beginning, putting out the facet within the first inning. It occurred in uncommon vogue with Brandon Drury putting out because of a batter pitch clock violation to finish the inning. That merely foreshadowed the sort of evening it will be for Scherzer and the Rangers.
Scherzer allowed his solely hit within the second inning as Mike Moustakas led off with an infield single. The right-hander labored round that and a one-out stroll, ending the inning by getting Matt Thaiss to line right into a double play.
That began a stretch wherein Scherzer retired 16 straight batters, together with putting out the facet within the sixth inning and two extra within the seventh. Scherzer struck out 11 in 4 begins with the Mets final season.
Scherzer is now 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in three begins with the Rangers.
Offensively, the Rangers jumped out to a 5-0 lead with two runs within the second and three extra within the third. They scored a single run within the sixth after which poured it on with a five-run seventh.
That seventh inning featured a three-run house run by Marcus Semien and a two-run shot by Adolis García. Semien completed with a season-high 5 RBIs, whereas García notched the second 30-homer season of his profession.
The Rangers (71-48) now maintain a 3 1/2-game lead over the second-place Astros (68-52) within the American League West, their largest since a four-game benefit on July 20.
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