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Shane Bieber reaches 200 career strikeouts, can’t beat Red Sox by himself

In case you missed it, today Shane Bieber became the youngest Indians pitcher to reach 200 strikeouts since then-happily married Dennis Eckersley did it as a 21-year-old in 1976.

Shane Bieber just recorded his 200th strikeout of the season. At 24, Bieber is the youngest Indians pitcher to hit that mark since 21-year-old Dennis Eckersley in 1976.

— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) August 14, 2019

Unfortunately, Bieber’s offense left him alone as he faced Boston and the Tribe lost, 5-1.

After crossing a massive milestone for such a young player, Bieber battled one of the toughest offenses in baseball and allowed just two earned runs and struck out seven over 6.