Red Sox pitchers struck out 23 batters in Sunday's 10-inning win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Eduardo Rodriguez matched a career high with 13 strikeouts, including his final 11 outs. Heath Hembree struck out all five batters he faced. Matt Barnes got one out, on a strikeout. And Joe Kelly, who closed the game, recorded four strikeouts.
It was only the fifth major league game (since 1913) with 23 strikeouts by one team. And the Red Sox's win was by far the shortest game.
July 9, 1971 - Athletics 1, Angels 0 - Athletics: 26 K in 20 innings
May 15, 2003 - Cubs 4, Brewers 2 - Cubs: 24 K in 17 innings (267 pitches)
May 31, 2003 - Cubs 1, Astros 0 - Astros: 23 K in 15.