Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Jack Flaherty had an afternoon to remember Tuesday against his former team at Comerica Park.
Flaherty whiffed the St. Louis Cardinals' first seven batters to start the game, tying an American League record shared by four pitchers. He came up two strikeouts short of the MLB record, set in 2021 by Pablo López when the then-Miami Marlins right-hander fanned the first nine Atlanta Braves batters he faced.
Flaherty finished the outing with a career-high 14 strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings, holding the Cardinals scoreless and allowing just two hits and one walk.