Houston Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole struck out 14 Seattle Mariners hitters on Tuesday night and allowed just two hits in 7.0 shutout innings.
On the season, he now has a ridiculous 316 strikeouts.
When he recorded No. 314, he became the first AL pitcher since Nolan Ryan (42 years ago) to reach that mark.
We’re running out of records for @GerritCole45.
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 25, 2019
Cole’s 314 Ks are the most by an AL pitcher in a season since Nolan Ryan in 1977. pic.twitter.com/pd3K5OaPl0
It was also his eighth-straight double-digit strikeout performance and 20th double-digit strikeout performance of the season.
.@GerritCole45’s epic season continues…
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 25, 2019
8th straight start of 10+ Ks, tying the record set by Chris Sale (2x) and @45PedroMartinez.
20th 10-K game this season, joining Randy Johnson (4x), Nolan Ryan (2x) and Sandy Koufax as the only pitchers to do that in a single season.
While he will have some competition for the AL Cy Young award from teammate Justin Verlander, Cole is simply the most dominant pitcher in the game at the moment.