{"id":572737,"date":"2026-03-31T11:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/572737\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:08:08","slug":"diamondbacks-michael-soroka-pitched-a-game-unmatched-in-mlb-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/572737\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks’ Michael Soroka pitched a game unmatched in MLB history"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diamondbacks’ Michael Soroka pitched a game unmatched in MLB history<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Michael Soroka understands the importance of first impressions.<\/p>\n

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He made his first start of the season for the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> on Monday night, and he was fantastic.<\/p>\n

His final pitching line: 5.0 innings, 4 hits allowed, 1 walk given up, 10 strikeouts and no runs.<\/p>\n

It’s the first time that combination of five stats has ever happened in MLB history, according to Pitchergami<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The rarity starts with the 10 strikeouts in five innings. Two strikeouts per inning for a starter is rare — and for much of baseball history, if a pitcher was dealing that much, he’d stay in the game.<\/p>\n

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Add in the fact that Soroka didn’t give up any runs and limited base runners, and it was just the right combination of numbers to be unique.<\/p>\n

It’s quite cool that when you combine the stats in a certain way, it can be unmatched in the long history of baseball.<\/p>\n

It’s also a good thing Soroka was that sharp, because the Diamondbacks’ bullpen gave up six runs to the Detroit Tigers<\/a> in the seventh inning — but Arizona’s offense had already been good enough in a 9-6 win.<\/p>\n

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They’ll be hoping Soroka can stay this sharp going forward.<\/p>\n

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