Phillies starter Aaron Nola made history on Friday by placing out 10 consecutive batters in his initiate against the Mets at Citi Field. That ties the all-time MLB file held by Mets tale and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver.
Nola’s day bought off to a shaky initiate when he hit leadoff batter Jeff McNeil along with his 2nd pitch of the sport, then surrendered a double to Francisco Lindor two pitches later.
From there, the pretty-hander became once locked in. He struck out the next 10 hitters he confronted, producing 11 swings-and-misses and handiest reaching a 3-ball count twice. Three of those punch-outs came on called third strikes, while Michael Conforto became once the batter who struck out twice in that span.
After tying the all-time place, Nola bought ahead on Pete Alonso with a 1-2 count, but gave up an reverse field double to snap the hump.
Seaver’s file has stood for 52 years, with many pitchers coming finish to equaling it. The most contemporary pitcher became once most up-to-date Mets ace Jacob deGrom, who struck out 9 straight Marlins earlier this season.
Coming into the sport, the 28-365 days-previous Nola became once 5-4 with a 4.22 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 85.1 innings. Friday marked his third 10-strikeout recreation of the season.
Nola’s sizable day wasn’t performed, despite the indisputable truth that, as he at final broke a scoreless tie with a two-out RBI double in the tip of the fifth inning. It became once his first additional-unfriendly hit since 2019 and 10th RBI of his career in 286 plate appearances.
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