By Wilson Florez
Jun 22, 2024, 12:21 PM EDT
Trevor Bauer is teaching in the Mexican Baseball League. Friday, June 21, will go down in history thanks to the dominant performance of the American pitcher. lThe Red Devils of Mexico beat the Guerreros of Oaxaca 6-1. But the most relevant are the 19 strikeouts from Bauer.
The record, in a nine-inning game, became effective after Trevor Bauer struck out catcher Gabriel Lino for the second out of the final inning. In the previous episode, Alexi Amarista would deliver the 18th strikeout of the night, a figure that already made Bauer historic.
For the last out, manager Lorenzo Bundy entered the mound to take the ball away from the American pitcher. With his record in his pocket, Bauer left the game. In his replacement, reliever Jimmy Racabonis took the mound, a pitcher who recorded one last strikeout of the night (20) and in this way The Red Devils of Mexico closed a collective record: Highest strikeout rate for a team in a nine-inning game. The previous record was 18.
The previous collective figure was a record shared by several franchises in the Mexican Baseball League: Eagle (1939 against Tampico and 1951 against Nuevo Laredo), Nuevo Laredo (1940 against Chihuahua), Yucatan (against Coahuila in 1974) and Tigers (against Puebla in 2022).
Evidently, Trevor Bauer took his ninth victory of the season. With his participation against the Warriors of Oaxaca, Bauer has 102 strikeouts in 11 outings this season (69.1 innings). The American maintains a 1.56 ERA.
Who did Trevor Bauer beat?
Trevor Bauer left behind several pitchers who shared this record (which was previously 18 strikeouts). The first dates back to August 1939, when Martin Dihigo established the brand. After this milestone, Donoso Linen he equaled it in 1951 and Ricardo Sandate He did the same in 1974.
Trevor Bauer’s 19 strikeouts
1 First entry Reynaldo Rodríguez
2 First entry Kyle Martin
3 Second entry Gabriel Lino
4 Second entry José Carlos Ureña
5 Third entry Pedro Castellano
6 Third inning Jorge Flores
7 Third entry Alexi Amarista
8 Fourth inning Gabriel Lino
9 Fourth entry Roberto Ramos
10 Fourth inning José Carlos Ureña
11 Fifth entry Pedro Castellano
12 Fifth inning Jorge Flores
13 Fifth inning Yonathan Daza
14 Sixth inning Kyle Martin
15 Seventh inning Roberto Ramos
16 Seventh inning Pedro Castellano
17 Eighth inning Yonathan Daza
18 Eighth inning Alexi Amarista
19 Ninth inning Gabriel Lino
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