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Rays Pitcher Blake Snell Strikes Out 7 to Start Game vs Mariners, Ties AL Record

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell struck out seven Seattle Mariners batters to start Sunday's game, which tied an American League record, according to ESPN.com.

Snell finished one strikeout short of tying the MLB record, a mark first hit by Jim Deshaies for the Houston Astros in 1986 and then matched by New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom in 2014.

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