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Kershaw, Sale, the Big Unit and ... Robbie Ray? The greatest strikeout season you've never heard about

It's been a disastrous season for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they own baseball's third-worst record at 59-84. What's remarkable is they have actually had several things go right: Jake Lamb, despite slumping in the second half, has still had a breakout season; Jean Segura has put up a 4-WAR season; Yasmany Tomas has clubbed 29 home runs. Then there's Robbie Ray, who starts Tuesday night. He's 7-13 with a 4.46 ERA, numbers that scream mediocrity more than greatness, just another cog in the Diamondbacks' losing ways. And yet there's this:

Most strikeouts per 9 innings

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