WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out 20 batters, matching the major league record for a nine-inning game as he pitched the Washington Nationals past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Scherzer (4-2) had a chance to break the mark when James McCann stepped to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning. McCann, who whiffed his previous three times up, grounded to third for the final out.

Mets 4, Dodgers 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Noah Syndergaard became the second pitcher in Mets history to hit two home runs in a game, driving in all of New York’s runs in a victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Padres 7, Cubs 4 Padres 1, Cubs 0

CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Pomeranz tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in six scoreless innings and Christian Bethancourt hit a long solo home run to give San Diego a 1-0 victory over Chicago and a sweep of a day-night doubleheader.

Rangers 6, White Sox 5

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre had the tiebreaking RBI single soon after his long errorless streak ended and Texas earned its second win in less than 24 hours against the team with the American League’s best record.

Royals 7, Yankeers 3

NEW YORK (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer in yet another big first inning against Michael Pineda, and slumping Kansas City rebounded to beat New York.

Braves 5, Phillies 1

ATLANTA (AP) — Williams Perez allowed only two hits and one run in eight innings, Freddie Freeman homered and Atlanta finally claimed just its second home win.

Pirates 5, Reds 4

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jordy Mercer singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, rallying Pittsburgh to a victory over Cincinnati in an NL Central rivalry game full of plunkings and ejections.

Marlins 3, Brewers 2

MIAMI (AP) — Wei-Yin Chen tied a career high with 12 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings to help Miami beat Milwaukee.

Giants 5, Blue Jays 4, 13 innings

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buster Posey walked with the bases loaded in the 13th inning and San Francisco salvaged one win in a three-game series with Toronto.

Rockies 8, D-Backs 7

DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, and Colorado ended its seven-game home losing streak.

Astros 5, Indians 3, 16 innings

HOUSTON (AP) — Marwin Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in the 16th inning for Houston.

Carlos Correa reached on an infield single to start the inning, Houston’s first hit since the seventh. One out later, Gonzalez sent one into the seats in right field off Cody Anderson (0-3) to hand Houston its third victory in five games.

Orioles 9, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mark Trumbo hit two home runs and the Baltimore Orioles hit back-to-back homers for the third straight game.

Mariners 6, Rays 5, 11 innings

SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Iannetta led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a homer to give Seattle a sweep of the three-game series against Tampa Bay.

Iannetta jumped on a 3-2 pitch from Steve Geltz (0-1) for his third homer for Seattle.

Cardinals 5, Angels 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jaime Garcia allowed just four hits in seven innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Los Angeles Angels.

Garcia (3-2) gave up two unearned runs and struck out eight to win his second straight start. He has yet to allow an earned run in 14 innings this month.