Tyler Glasnow on Friday night struck out 10 Giants in his six innings, his most in a start this season. Aside from securing Los Angeles-area folks a free Jumbo Jack with a purchase of a large drink for the 130th time this season and the 27th time in the last 28 days, Friday affirmed the Dodgers’ unique spot in double-digit strikeout games this season.
The Dodgers now have a dozen individual 10-strikeout games this season. That’s not the most, it’s tied for fourth-most with the Toronto Blue Jays, behind the Milwaukee Brewers (16), Cleveland Guardians (15), and Philadelphia Phillies (14).
But what makes the Dodgers unique this season is that eight different pitchers have achieved double-digit strikeouts in a game:
The next-closest team is the Minnesota Twins, with five different pitchers striking out at least 10 in a game this season. The Houston Astros, Brewers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners have four pitchers each.
The Dodgers have eight different pitchers, which is at least one measure of their depth.
Eight pitchers with 10 strikeouts is the most the Dodgers have ever had in a season, two more than in 2022.
Saturday game info
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Teams: Dodgers vs. Giants
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TV: SportsNet LA, MLB Network (out of market)
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Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
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