Walker Strikes Out a Dozen in Mets 3-2 Win Over Cubs

Taijuan Walker has been the steal of the offseason for the New York Mets and had another amazing start. He struck out 12 to take a second straight game from the Chicago Cubs by a score of 3-2. Walker’s previous season-high was nine strikeouts and he blew right past that for his sixth victory of the season.

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11th and 12th Ks. pic.twitter.com/ctz7Aa4uVQ

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 16, 2021

Early in his start, Walker did not look like he had the best command of each of his pitches. Walker immediately had a first and second, then bases-loaded jam in the first inning but struck out three to survive the inning. From that point,…