MIAMI — Miami Marlins right-hander Pablo Lopez set a major league record with nine strikeouts to start Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves.
Lopez struck out Ehire Adrianza, Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies each swinging in the first inning. And then he struck out Austin Riley, Orlando Arcia and Dansby Swanson also each swinging in the second inning. In the third, Guillermo Heredia struck out looking, Kevan Smith struck out swinging and Ian Anderson was called out on strikes to end the third.
The second time around in the batting order was not as kind to the 25-year-old Lopez.
After getting Adrianza on a grounder to first to start the fourth inning, Lopez allowed three hits in the next four at-bats. Freddie Freeman broke up Lopez’s sensational start with a double into the gap in right-center field and Ozzie Albies and Orlando Arcia added RBI singles.
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