On Thursday night, September 5, the Lowell Spinners hosted the Batavia Muckdogs in Game 2 of their New York-Penn League playoff series. In the top of the fourth, Yusniel Padron-Artiles took the mound in relief of Jay Groome.
Padron-Artiles was drafted by the Red Sox last summer in the 22nd round. After adding a slider to his repetoire this spring, he finished the season (spending time in both Greenville and Lowell) with a 3.38 ERA. For Lowell, he had an ERA of 2.67 in nine starts and four relief appearances.
Padron-Artiles struck out the first 12 batters he faced, setting a new record for professional baseball (majors or minors*).