Yusniel Padron-Artiles was a 22nd-round pick of the Boston Red Sox and isn't ranked anywhere on the ballclub's top-prospects list.
But Thursday, the 21-year-old right-hander put together the type of performance that certainly will garner some attention.
Padron-Artiles came on in relief for the Class A Lowell Spinners and struck out 14 batters -- including a record 12 straight -- in six innings of a 2-1 win over Batavia in a New York-Penn League semifinal playoff series in Massachusetts.
The Spinners say the 12 straight strikeouts set a minor league record. The most consecutive strikeouts in the majors came from Tom Seaver in 1970, according to ESPN Stats & Information.