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  2. First-pitch strike - Wikipedia

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    The results indicated that there was a correlation between the two statistics, and pitchers who harnessed a higher first-pitch strike percentage often carried a lower ERA. [4] Of the starting pitchers with the 20 lowest ERAs in 2009, 16 of them had above-average first-pitch strike percentages. The contributor created a graph to plot the results.

  3. Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal is dominating thanks to his ...

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    Skubal is the frontrunner to win American League Cy Young, but he also leads MLB with a 74.2% first-pitch strike rate. The 27-year-old has a 2.01 ERA with 11 walks and 80 strikeouts across 67 ...

  4. How the Mariners assembled and developed the most fearsome ...

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    While Kirby led all qualified starting pitchers in 2023 with a 69.5% first-pitch strike rate, Speier led all relievers at 78.2%, a massive leap from the 52.6% he ran as a Royal. As a team, the ...

  5. Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal unanimously wins 2024 American ...

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    He was one of the top-five pitchers with a 55.3% in-zone rate and one of the top-seven pitchers with a 68.7% first-pitch strike rate. There were 30 AL pitchers who qualified for the ERA title in 2024.

  6. List of Major League Baseball single-game records - Wikipedia

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    Baseball Almanac: 4 home runs in a game 18: Baseball Almanac: 6 or more runs scored in a game 19: Baseball Almanac: 7 or more runs scored in a game 1: Guy Hecker. August 15, 1886 [10] Home run on first pitch in the major leagues: 3: Baseball Almanac: Home run in final at bat in the major leagues: 69: Baseball Almanac: Home run in first at bat ...

  7. List of Major League Baseball single-game strikeout leaders

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    Charlie Sweeney was the first player to strike out 18 batters in a single game, doing so for the Providence Grays against the Boston Beaneaters on June 7, 1884. [5] In spite of this, Bob Feller is viewed as the first pitcher to accomplish the feat, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] since his then-record 18 strikeouts was the first to occur during the 20th century ...

  8. Alex Lange's 1st pitch is key to remain Detroit Tigers closer ...

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    Getting a first-pitch strike is the difference between Lange being a shut down closer and completely unusable in high-leverage situations. ... a 5.18 ERA and a 17.6% walk rate across 41⅔ innings ...

  9. List of Major League Baseball single-inning strikeout leaders

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    In baseball, a strikeout occurs when a pitcher throws three strikes to a batter during his time at bat. [1] Under Rules 6.05 and 6.09 of the Official Rules of Major League Baseball, a batter becomes a runner when a third strike is not caught by the catcher with no runner on first base or when there are two outs. [2]