Eduardo Rodriguez set the tone for the Boston Red Sox with a career-high 13 strikeouts and the bullpen kept the trend going.
The Red Sox pitching staff combined for a franchise record 23 strikeouts in a win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Only four other teams have ever punched out that many batters in a game in major league history, with the Angels owning the record of 26 strikeouts in a game back in 2004. All of those teams needed extra-innings to pile up that many K’s, but the Red Sox 10-inning victory makes them the only team that has done it in a game that didn’t go into at least the 16th inning.