John Smoltz (10-6, 3.09 ERA) passed Phil Niekro to become the Atlanta Braves' all-time strikeout leader on Sunday, fanning Arizona's Mark Reynolds in the third inning for his 2,920th career strikeout and 142nd of the season.
The veteran 40-year-old righty came into Sunday just four K's behind the mark Niekro set with the Braves and Milwaukee Brewers. He got a big standing O from the Jake as the feat was announced, and tipped his cap to the fans as he made his was to the dugout.
[Corkscrew Swings]
3 comments:
That's so awesome, Smoltz is great. Although, I think if you pitch long enough, you're bound to break and set some records.
Too bad he's their only decent pitcher.
Dude, what are you talking about - what about Tim Hudson? Just cause their closer is all kinds of sucky right now doesn't mean all their pitching is terrible.
They could use a decent #3, #4 and #5 starter, though...
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