With a 93 mph cutter perfectly placed just above the zone whiffed at by Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman Freddie Freeman, Quinn Priester completed what was one of the most impressive first innings in recent memory. Not only did he strike out Freeman, but the Milwaukee Brewers' early-season trade acquisition struck out Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani in the previous two at-bats. That’s right, in the first inning of last night's win over the defending champions, Priester struck out three straight former MVPs in the opening frame.
Priester's strikeout parade didn't stop after the first inning; he went on to strike out 10 batters in last night's contest against one of the best offenses in baseball, including another three-strikeout frame in the bottom of the fifth.