It was Friday morning in Japan when Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer earned his 17th win of the MLB season.
As the visiting Tigers were wrapping up a 10-3 road drubbing of the Cleveland Indians, Masahiro Tanaka was an ocean away in Sendai, perhaps preparing for his game against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks later that night — which he won for his 16th victory of the year.
Scherzer is currently 17-1 for the Tigers and was the American League starter in the MLB All-Star Game. Tanaka is 16-0 for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, setting the record for most consecutive wins since Opening Day on Friday, and was the Game 1 starter in the NPB All-Star Series.
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