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.
with his third strikeout of the game, after Eloy Jiménez took a 93.3 mph fastball for a called third strike in the second inning. Scherzer leads among active pitchers.
Two days before his 40th birthday, Scherzer threw 62 of 85 pitches for strikes in his 464th game over 17 big league seasons. He allowed one run and walked one while pitching three-hit ball over six innings. The reigning World Series champion Rangers won their fifth game in a row to match their season-best streak and completed their first four-game sweep at home since 2017, three years before they moved into Globe Life Field. They have won 12 of 16, moving within a game of .500 for the first time since June 2.
Chicago has lost 11 games in a row and 17 of 20. The White Sox are 51 games under .500 for the first time they were 50-101 in 1948 and are on pace for 120 losses, which would match he expansion 1962Semien's 15th homer led off the third against rookie right-hander Jonathan Cannon to tie the game at 1-1. The Rangers went ahead an inning later whenChicago led 1-0 after Brooks Baldwin drew a leadoff walk in the third and scored on a double by No. 9 batter.
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