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Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola tied New York Mets icon Tom Seaver\u2019s MLB record for consecutive strikeouts in a game. Ironically, he accomplished the feat in a start against the Mets at Citi Field.<\/p>\n
WOW
\nAaron Nola with 10 straight strikeouts, tying Tom Seaver for the MLB record
\nAnd he did against the Mets.
\nBaseball!!
\n\u2014 Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 25, 2021<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 51-year old feat.
\nIn order, the Phillies right-hander fanned:
\nMichael Conforto
\nPete Alonso
\nDominic Smith
\nJames McCann
\nKevin Pillar
\nLuis Guillorme
\nTaijuan Walker
\nMcNeil
\nLindor
\nConforto
\nWith one out in the bottom of the 4th inning, Nola\u2019s 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.
\nYet, the Phillies were unable to take advantage of Nola\u2019s record-setting dominance. Through four innings, the Phillies\u2019 had zero runs on two hits \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Aaron Nola today:
\n11 Ks on the mound.
\n2-2 at the plate with a huge RBI double. pic.twitter.com\/CWNGyGBBXR
\n\u2014 NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) June 25, 2021<\/p>\n
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.
\nLike his team, Nola has had an underwhelming first-third of the 2021 season. Through 15 starts, he\u2019s 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\u2019s performance.
\nOn 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.<\/p>\n