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Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola tied New York Mets icon Tom Seaver’s MLB record for consecutive strikeouts in a game. Ironically, he accomplished the feat in a start against the Mets at Citi Field.
WOW
Aaron Nola with 10 straight strikeouts, tying Tom Seaver for the MLB record
And he did against the Mets.
Baseball!!
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 25, 2021
After opening up his outing by hitting Mets leadoff hitter Jeff McNeil with a pitch and surrendering a double to shortstop Francisco Lindor, Nola struck out the next 10 Mets batters he faced, which tied Seaver’s 51-year old feat.
In order, the Phillies right-hander fanned:
Michael Conforto
Pete Alonso
Dominic Smith
James McCann
Kevin Pillar
Luis Guillorme
Taijuan Walker
McNeil
Lindor
Conforto
With one out in the bottom of the 4th inning, Nola’s streak ended when he allowed a double to Alonso. He then induced a Smith groundout before striking out catcher McCann to end the inning with 11 Ks on 66 pitches.
Yet, the Phillies were unable to take advantage of Nola’s record-setting dominance. Through four innings, the Phillies’ had zero runs on two hits — with one coming from Nola. Then, in the top of the 5th, Nola took matters further into his own hands, driving in catcher J.T. Realmuto to put Philadelphia up 1-0.
Aaron Nola today:
11 Ks on the mound.
2-2 at the plate with a huge RBI double. pic.twitter.com/CWNGyGBBXR
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) June 25, 2021
The NL East rivals are playing a double-header of 7-inning games on Friday. The Phillies (34-37) entered the pivotal four-game weekend series in Queens trailing the first-place Mets (38-31) by 5 games.
Like his team, Nola has had an underwhelming first-third of the 2021 season. Through 15 starts, he’s 5-4 with a 4.22 ERA and 1.22 WHIP. He ranked 23rd in baseball in strikeouts per 9 innings (10.0), though that number will go up after Friday’s performance.
On April 22, 1970, the late Hall of Famer Tom Seaver struck out the final 10 batters(!) of his 19-strikeout masterpiece vs. the San Diego Padres.
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