Mets' Colon sets franchise record for innings pitched without surrendering a walk

Bartolo Colon continues to wow fans with his ability to miss bats and hit the strike zone.

In the third inning against the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets veteran set the franchise record for walk-free innings pitched, going 48 1/3 innings without giving up a free pass.

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But that streak came to end shortly after, as Matt Carpenter worked a fourth-inning walk, ending Colon's streak of 204 batters faced without issuing a walk.

The game also saw the 41-year-old benefit from our favorite error of the season, on what we all hoped would be an infield single.

Coming into this game, Colon came in with a remarkable 42:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, with his only walk coming in his first start of the season on April 6 to Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.

The all-time single-season record was set last season when Minnesota Twins starter Phil Hughes compiled an 11.63 ratio, punching out 186 batters while walking 16.