Bleacher Report · Apr 21, 2019
James Paxton Becomes 2nd Yankee Ever with 12+ Strikeouts in Consecutive Starts
The New York Yankees are dealing with injuries to a number of key stars, but they can at least count on James Paxton to deliver.
The left-hander went six shutout innings Sunday against the Kansas City Royals and struck out 12 batters. MLB Stats provided some perspective on his performance:
MLB Stats .@James_Paxton is just the 2nd Yankee EVER to have 12+ Ks in back-to-back starts (@dcone36, 1998). https://t.co/gapMDpP2iT
MLB Stats Big Maple has dominated. He joins Clayton Kershaw (2015) & Roger Clemens (1987) as the only pitchers EVER to have 12+ Ks, 1 BB or less and 0 ER in back-to-back starts. https://t.co/ehN8BA0uGl