Mets Record 26 Strikeouts to Tie MLB Record

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In Friday night’s nail biting loss to the Braves in the 14th inning, the Mets pitching staff recorded 26 strikeouts, tying the major league record in a single game. The Mets join the Anaheim Angels as the only other team to lose the game during a 26 strikeout effort. Including last night, five teams have fanned 26 batters in any single game in MLB history.

2018 Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom got the ball rolling with 13 strikeouts through 7 innings. After striking out Freddie Freeman to end the 3rd inning, deGrom continued to strikeout 8 consecutive batters.

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deGrom Continues to Dominate

deGrom gets 13 strikeouts, tips cap to fans — NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 26: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets salutes the fans after the 3-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on September 26,2018 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

deGrom managed to set a few milestones last night. He struck out his 200th batter for the 3rd consecutive season, and 4th in 5 years. No other Mets pitcher has reached the 200 strikeout mark in three consecutive seasons. With a solo home run to tie the game in the 6th inning, he became the first player in MLB history to record 13+ strikeouts and hit a home run twice in the same season. On April 3rd, he struck out 14 against the Miami Marlins and hit a solo shot.

Since 1893, only one pitcher has multiple games with 13+ K’s as a pitcher and a home run as a batter.

Jacob deGrom is in a class of his own.

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The 7 relief pitchers in the last 7 innings of the game recorded 13 more strikeouts. The record tying night was great for the pitching staff, but it came during a disappointing loss in extra innings. In the top of the 14th, Jeurys Familia gave up an RBI base hit to Billy Hamilton, and the Mets were unable to answer in the back half of the inning. The Mets look to rebound tonight against the NL East rival, Atlanta Braves. The playoff race is tightening up and the Mets need to win as many games as possible to stay in the hunt. Zack Wheeler takes the mound against Max Fried for the 7:10pm game at Citi Field tonight. The series wraps up on Sunday as Steven Matz faces Dallas Keuchel.