With his 240th K of the season, Archer surpassed the record set by Scott Kazmir during 2007. Archer struck out Jacoby Ellsbury swinging for the first out of the third to tie Kazmir's mark.
The right-hander is paving new ground in his Major League career this season. His previous season high for strikeouts came in 2014, when he struck out 173.
Archer celebrated the new mark by striking out Alex Rodriguez looking to end the third. The Rays were trailing, 1-0.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.