Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom reaches 2,000 career strikeouts during a game against the Washington Nationals. In the opening moments of the contest, he strikes out the first two batters, retiring Daylen Lile and Abimelec Ortiz, both looking at pitches for called strike three.
Rangers’ Jacob deGrom reaches 2,000 career strikeouts vs. Nationals
Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom reaches 2,000 career strikeouts during a game against the Washington Nationals. In the opening moments of the contest, he strikes out the first two batters, ret...
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Key Points
- Jacob deGrom reaches 2,000 career strikeouts in a game against the Washington Nationals.
- He records the milestone by striking out the first two batters of the game.
- DeGrom fans Daylen Lile and Abimelec Ortiz.
- The strikeouts come on sliders outside the zone that both batters chase.
- At the time of the milestone, deGrom is in his 272nd career major-league start and has thrown 1,660 1/3 innings since his 2014 debut with the New York Mets.
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Rangers’ Jacob deGrom reaches 2,000 strikeouts in 2nd-fewest games and innings pitched
The right-hander fanned the first two batters against the Washington Nationals on Thursday night to achieve the milestone.
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Rangers' Jacob deGrom reaches 2,000 strikeouts in 2nd-fewest games and innings pitched
Jacob deGrom reached 2,000 career strikeouts in the second-fewest games and innings pitched in major league history when the Texas Rangers right-hander fanned the first two batters against the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. DeGrom struck out Daylen Lile and Abimelec Ortiz, both chasing strike three on sliders below the zone. The two-time Cy Young Award winner made his 272nd career start and went into the game having pitched 1,660 1/3 innings since his big league debut with the New York Mets in 2014.
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