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baseballthinkfactory.org - 4/22/2008
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Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history with 3,000 career strikeouts in Tuesday’s game against Washington.
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In the third, he got the opposing pitcher John Lannan swinging for the first out. Then Felipe Lopez missed on a low splitter in the next at-bat, as Smoltz reached the milestone.
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... Lopez on a swinging strike in the third, and then it went like this: fist pump, high five Brian McCann, acknowledge standing ovation, get on with the game. It literally took under a minute. Smoltz (3-0, .086 ERA) marks the 16th pitcher in the history of the game to record 3,000 K's. He's the fifth active catcher in the big leagues to conquer the feat, joining veterans Greg Maddux, Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez. [Baseball Primer Newsblog] | [Talking Chop] | [ Braves Nation ...
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