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CC 3rd, behind Hall of Famers, on lefty K list

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Having tied Mickey Lolich (2,832) one batter earlier by freezing Robbie Grossman looking at a called third strike, Sabathia trails only Hall of Famers Randy Johnson (4,875) and Steve Carlton (4,136) among lefties.

Overall, Sabathia is now 18th on the all-time strikeouts list; Nolan Ryan's 5,714 are the most. The 37-year-old Sabathia is the active Major League leader in strikeouts.

Bryan Hoch has covered the Yankees for MLB.com since 2007. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and on Facebook. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.