They ran out of room to hang the K signs above the center field wall at Fenway Park. The strikeouts piled up by Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale were too much for that railing – or the Colorado Rockies – to handle.
17 strikeouts. SEVENTEEN! A new career-high for Sale that ties him for the second-most strikeouts recorded by a Red Sox pitcher in one game.
Bill Monbouquette struck out 17 batters on 5/12/1961 against Washington and Pedro Martinez did it twice (9/10/99 at NYY, 5/6/00 vs TB) . Then there’s Roger Clemens and his pair of 20 strikeout performances (4/29/86 vs.