Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale nearly matched a single-game franchise record in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, falling just one strikeout shy of the 16 recorded by Jack Harshman on July 25, 1954, against the Boston Red Sox, per ESPN Stats & Info.
In addition to matching his own personal best with 15 strikeouts, Sale allowed just one hit and two walks over seven scoreless innings, putting an end to the Cubs' winning streak at nine games.
He finished the impressive outing with an MLB-best 208 strikeouts for the season, thus becoming the first White Sox pitcher since Hall of Famer Ed Walsh (1910-12) to record 200 or more strikeouts in three consecutive years, per ESPN Stats & Info.