Nate Karns recorded four strikeouts in the sixth inning on Wednesday, one of them reaching on a wild pitch.
He’s the second Royal since at least 1984 (when data is available) to record four strikeouts in one inning, joining Kevin Appier on Sept. 3, 1996 at Toronto. The last Major League pitcher to turn the trick was Colorado’s
Karns has a career 9.05 strikeouts-per-nine rate (296 SO in 294.1 IP) and is one of 21 pitchers since 2013 (min. 45 starts) to average at least one strikeout per inning.