So after Monday's 6-3 win against the Angels, in which he tied a 48-year-old Astros franchise single-season record for left-handed pitchers with his 203rd strikeout, Keuchel cared more about that soft contact -- and was upset it turned into six Angels hits in his 7 2/3 inning outing that ran his record to 14-0 at Minute Maid Park.
"That really wasn't on the top of my list or even in the middle of it," Keuchel said when told of tying Mike Cuellar for the strikeout record.