The Astros had quite the night of reaching milestones in their 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers, both personal achievements and team accomplishments. Gerrit Cole gets his 302nd strikeout of the season on the same night they shore up a spot in the playoffs with their 100th win. The 38,000+ fans at Minute Maid Park couldn’t have asked for much more.
Cole became the 18th Major League pitcher and third Astro to hurl 300 strikeouts or more in a season. The only other Houston pitchers that have reached that mark is Mike Scott and J.