Cubs 15, Phillies 2: Well, that was unexpected!

This tweet was making the rounds before Friday’s Cubs/Phillies game began:

Justin Steele is 21 four-seamers away from history*.

Most four-seamers thrown w/out giving up a HR in the pitch tracking era:

Heath Bell: 807 in 2010
Justin Steele: 786 in 2022.— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) July 22, 2022

Exquisite timing, Alex Fast, because...

That was Justin Steele’s very first pitch Friday night, a four-seamer that old friend Kyle Schwarber hit 413 feet, ending that streak in dramatic fashion.