“That’s how we f**king do it”: Spencer Strider issues a superiority notice in MLB, setting new Braves record
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Spencer Strider made his debut with the Atlanta Braves on October 1st, 2021, little did anyone know he is out on the mould to set records for the franchise. On Thursday night at Truist Park, Spencer Strider became the king of the single-game strikeouts for the Atlanta Braves. He had 16 strikeouts.
Spencer Strider has been through the Tommy John surgery nightmare, but it is said, after the injury he became more willing to pitch in the upper region of the strike zone. The Former Clemson pitcher passed Braves legend and Hall of Famer John Smoltz for most strikeouts in a single game.
“I lost track after five,” Spencer Strider said. “I came out of the game and Kyle [Wright] was telling me something about John Smoltz or whatever, and I had no idea what he was talking about. It didn’t make any sense.”
“And then somebody else said something and I just kind of looked cross-eyed at them and they were like, ‘You know what just happened?’ It was neat. It was very cool for them to tell me that.”
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Spencer Strider has etched his name in the Atlanta Braves record books
“I’m watching some of the replays of the pitches and it’s like, ‘My God,’” said Braves manager Brian Snitker. “Some of those breaking balls, the depth on them, it’s just … and he holds his velocity, too. It’s pretty impressive.”
“It’s about the stuff,” said Rockies manager Bud Black. “I mean, it’s a powerful fastball with velocity and life, and it’s a breaking pitch that has good action to it. And I thought it got better as the game went on.”
The 16 K’s were the most in the big leagues since Walker Buehler struck out 16 Rockies on June 21, 2019. He even became the sixth pitcher ever with at least eight innings pitched, at least 16 strikeouts, no more than two hits, and no walks in a single start.
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