Red Sox pitchers set pair of MLB strikeout records
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The Boston Red Sox pitching staff is dealing.
Over nine innings of play, Boston's staff struck out 11 straight Tampa Bay Rays hitters Sunday, breaking the major-league record for most consecutive strikeouts in a game.
The previous record was held by former New York Mets right-hander Tom Seaver, who struck out 10 straight hitters in 1970.
Not only that, but with a strikeout to end the ninth, sending the game into extras, Boston's staff also struck out an MLB-record 21 batters over nine innings.
Pitcher | IP | ER | SO |
---|---|---|---|
Rodriguez | 5 1/3 | 1 | 13 |
Hembree | 1 2/3 | 0 | 5 |
Barnes | 1/3 | 1 | 1 |
Abad | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly | 1 2/3 | 0 | 2 |
Coming into Sunday's game, the Boston bullpen owned a 3.52 ERA while giving up 46 homers, good for second-best in the American League.