Fish Stripes · Jul 11, 2021
MIA 7, ATL 4: López Set “Historic” Tone In First Half Send Off
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports In what would be the final game before the All-Star break, Pablo López put a stamp on his first half in historic fashion in Miami’s 7-4 win over the Braves.
Pitching on the one year anniversary of his father passing away, the Marlins’ right-hander became the first pitcher in Major League history to start a game with 9-consecutive strikeouts, going 1-2-3 thrice via the K. Leadoff hitter Ehire Adrianza would lead off the 4th by grounding out to the first baseman Jesús Aguilar, thus thwarting López’s attempt at becoming just the third pitch in big league history to strike out 10 consecutive batters in a single game.
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