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History for the rookie, Braves' Spencer Strider breaks MLB strikeout record

Strider reaches 200-K milestone faster than any pitcher in AL/NL history

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ATLANTA —

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider reached the 200-strikeout mark in Sunday’s 5-2 win against the Phillies at Truist Park.

Strider notched his sixth double-digit strikeout performance and became the franchise’s first rookie in the Modern Era (since 1900) to record a 200-strikeout season.

Strider reached 200 strikeouts at exactly 130 innings, quicker than any other pitcher in AL/NL history. Randy Johnson had previously set the record when he needed 130 2/3 innings to notch 200 strikeouts in 2001.