Boston's Aroldis Chapman Sets MLB Record for Strikeouts as a Reliever with His 1,364th K
Chapman broke Hoyt Wilhelm’s record with his 1,364th relief strikeout, and rookie Jake Bennett allowed two runs in the Red Sox win.
- Aroldis Chapman broke the all-time relief strikeout record on Friday, securing his 17th save as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Anaheim, Calif.
- The 38-year-old Chapman fanned Denzer Guzman with a 99 mph sinker to reach 1,364 career strikeouts, surpassing Hoyt Wilhelm's previous record of 1,363 set over 1,872 innings.
- Red Sox starter Jake Bennett retired 22 of the first 24 batters, while Caleb Durbin added a 358-foot home run to help Boston end a two-game skid.
- Angels catcher Logan Hoppe was removed from the game for evaluation after taking a foul ball off his mask in the third inning.
- Sam Aldegheri pitches for the Angels on Saturday against Boston's Sonny Gray, who holds a 9-1 record, as the Red Sox seek to extend their winning streak to six of eight.
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Boston's Aroldis Chapman sets MLB record for strikeouts as a reliever with his 1,364th K
Aroldis Chapman has become the major leagues’ career leader in strikeouts as a reliever, toppling a record that had stood for more than half a century. The Boston Red Sox’s 38-year-old Cuban left-hander fanned the Angels' Denzer Guzman for the…
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Romy Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs and Aroldis Chapman broke the record for most strikeouts by a reliever en route to his 17th save as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Friday in Anaheim, Calif. Caleb Durbin hit a home run and scored twice, Jarren Duran
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = Major League Baseball (MLB) representative hard-throwing pitcher Aroldis Chapman (Boston Red Sox) holds the all-time record for most... relief pitchers
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