CHICAGO -- Johnny Cueto never achieved what Raisel Iglesias did Wednesday as a Reds rookie, and neither did the likes of Tom Browning, Mario Soto, Gary Nolan, Johnny Vander Meer or any other first-year player in the team's history.
Iglesias struck out 10 batters during his seven-inning no-decision in the Reds' 7-4 victory over the Cubs. That made him the first Cincinnati rookie to ever record double-digit strikeouts in three straight starts. The last time a Major League rookie did it was in 1995, when the Dodgers' Hideo Nomo did it in four straight.