Max Scherzer gave up 27 home runs in 228 2a 3 innings in 2015, in the first year of his 7-year/$210M deal with the Washington Nationals, which was tied for the fifth-most home runs allowed among qualified National League starters. He gave up 17 in 96 2a 3 IP in the second half after allowing 10 in 132 innings in the first-half of the season.