THE BUCS STOPPED HERE
In last night’s 12-1 thrashing by the Dodgers, the Pirates struck out 17 times, tying the club record for most strikeouts in a nine inning game.
Nine to Know: Pirates’ 17-strikeout games
| Rk | Date | Opp | Rslt | PA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-05-08 | LAD | L 1-12 | 34 | 17 |
| 2 | 2013-06-18 | CIN | W 4-0 | 37 | 17 |
| 3 | 2012-07-15 | MIL | L 1-4 | 32 | 17 |
| 4 | 2012-05-20 | DET | L 3-4 | 35 | 17 |
| 5 | 2012-05-06 | CIN | L 0-5 | 36 | 17 |
| 6 | 2010-08-14 | HOU | L 2-3 | 36 | 17 |
| 7 | 2010-06-08 | WSN | L 2-5 | 31 | 17 |
| 8 | 1997-07-21 | PHI | W 3-2 | 34 | 17 |
| 9 | 1995-06-14 | LAD | L 5-8 | 40 | 17 |
Max Moroff went 3-3 striking out in each of his at-bats. Josh Harrison, Jordy Mercer, Josh Bell,and Chris Bostick each struck out twice. Jose Osuna was the only Pirates starter without a strikeout and with an RBI.
No Wood for Pittsburgh
Alex Wood was the starter for the Dodgers and he struck out 11, the most whiffs in a game this season by a Dodger and he accomplished it in just five innings striking out 57.8% of the batters he faced.
| Rk | Player | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | App,Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | Pit | Str | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Wood | 2017-05-08 | LAD | PIT | W 12-1 | GS-5, W | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 88 | 60 | 19 |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | 2017-04-19 | LAD | COL | W 4-2 | GS-7, W | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 97 | 70 | 27 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | 2017-05-06 | LAD | SDP | W 10-2 | GS-8, W | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 118 | 75 | 30 |
| 4 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | 2017-04-30 | LAD | PHI | W 5-3 | GS-6, W | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 93 | 56 | 21 |
| 5 | Kenta Maeda | 2017-05-05 | LAD | SDP | W 8-2 | GS-6 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 87 | 50 | 21 |
| 6 | Alex Wood | 2017-05-02 | LAD | SFG | W 13-5 | GS-5, W | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 94 | 63 | 23 |
| 7 | Kenta Maeda | 2017-04-28 | LAD | PHI | W 5-3 | GS-7, W | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 101 | 65 | 27 |
| 8 | Brandon McCarthy | 2017-04-17 | LAD | ARI | L 2-4 | GS-5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 86 | 60 | 21 |
| 9 | Clayton Kershaw | 2017-04-14 | LAD | ARI | W 7-1 | GS-9, W | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 100 | 72 | 29 |
| 10 | Clayton Kershaw | 2017-04-03 | LAD | SDP | W 14-3 | GS-7, W | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 61 | 24 |
