Gerrit Cole issued his first walk in more than a month Monday night, but he managed to set a big league record first.
The New York Yankees' ace set the major league record (since 1900) for most consecutive strikeouts without a walk, breaking a mark Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers had set just last week.
Burnes collected 58 Ks without a walk to start the season. Cole topped that mark when he struck out the side in the bottom of the first inning against the Texas Rangers on Monday night in Arlington, then added two more strikeouts later in the game before issuing his first walk since April 12 when Joey Gallo reached with one out in the third.