Scherzer (7-4) took the loss during the Nationals' 5-1 loss to the Rangers on Sunday, despite giving up just two earned runs on three hits with 10 strikeouts over 7.1 innings.

EDGE Analysis

With his fourth strikeout of the game, Scherzer reached the 2,000-strikeout milestone, becoming the 80th pitcher in MLB history to reach that mark. Over his last four starts (32 innings), Scherzer has been charged for just four runs and has struck out 48. He did, however, have his winning streak of three snapped Sunday.