PHILADELPHIA — It was the same as every other Max Scherzer pre-pitch routine. He received the ball back in his glove, flicked it over to his right hand, looked down, brought his glove to his face, swung his arms and then rocked into his delivery. Then he found his latest place in history.With a sixth-inning strikeout of Kyle Schwarber in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 7-5 extra-innings win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, Scherzer moved beyond Walter Johnson for the 10th-most strikeouts in MLB history (3,516). He is one of two active players in the top 10, alongside Justin Verlander, and may be the final pitcher to crack the leaderboard.“There are some really big-time names there,” Scherzer said, “and so to now be a part of that group, it’s special.”It took Scherzer 6,675 days to go from one strikeout to 3,516. That opening K came April 29, 2008, against Michael Bourn of the Houston Astros, back when they were in the National League. Since then, he’s won three Cy Youngs and two World Series, gone to eight All-Star Games and pitched for seven MLB teams. His plaque in Cooperstown has been secure for some time.This Toronto tenure for the 19-year veteran is but a small part of his larger career. By ERA, it’s been his least successful. By regular-season wins, it’s tied with his Texas Rangers stint for his fewest with a franchise. After getting his historic strikeout Saturday, Scherzer promptly allowed back-to-back homers and left the game. He’s not an undisputed ace anymore.Yet there remains that chance for greatness every time Scherzer steps on the mound. The legend still stops by on occasion. Some days it’s outdueling Shohei Ohtani in Game 7 of the World Series, other days it’s screaming his manager off the mound in the American League Championship Series. Sometimes it’s freezing Schwarber with a four-seam fastball to move into the strikeout top 10.