On April 29, 1986, Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners, the most ever in a nine-inning game (a record tied by Clemens again in 1996, by Kerry Wood in 1998, and by Max Scherzer this year):
Sunday, Eduardo Rodriguez (13), Heath Hembree (5), Matt Barnes (1) and Joe Kelly (2) struck out a combined 21 batters through nine innings, something no MLB team had ever done before. Kelly punched out two more Rays in the 10th, giving the Red Sox a major league record 23 Ks for a 10-inning contest. Boston also struck out 11 consecutive hitters spanning the fourth through seventh innings, another all-time record.
Richie Shaffer's sac fly in the 2nd inning was the last ball Tampa put in play. In case you're not watching, we're now in the 8th inning.— Mark Van Deusen (@LucidSportsFan) September 25, 2016
The Sox's 11th straight victory (which tied them with Texas for the best record in the American League) came in large part due to the most bizarre play at the plate that anyone has ever seen:
Pedroia is just on another level pic.twitter.com/h94yfYe88Y— Roark Thomas (@RoarkMThomas) September 25, 2016
I think Dustin Pedroia was out (he was tagged by the glove before the ball came loose on the second contact with his leg), but I'm not complaining. Neither was Mookie Betts, who did the Macarena postgame:
— Boston Sports News (@BostonSprtsNews) September 25, 2016
Mookie just did the Macarena like I told him too! (I guess it's possible some other people might've mentioned it as well...) https://t.co/t5ZOhaVblO— Mark Van Deusen (@LucidSportsFan) September 25, 2016
@mookiebetts The Macarena! Little known fact, it was played at Fenway in the 8th inning back in 1996 before Sweet Caroline later took over.— Mark Van Deusen (@LucidSportsFan) September 24, 2016
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