The Braves win the Speedway Classic and are headed to Victory Lane!
240 games. 1,492.2 IP. Jacob deGrom becomes the fastest pitcher in MLB history to reach 1,800 strikeouts.
New Phillies closer Jhoan Durán throws fastest pitch in park history in home shutout of Tigers.
Baseball fans in Philadelphia have never seen anything quite like this.Jhoan Durán made his second appearance for the Phillies on Sunday night since arriving via trade from the Minnesota Twins. He secured his second save in those two games. And he highlighted the 2-0 shutout over the Detroit Tigers with the fastest pitch in Citizen's Bank Park history.
Durán threw a 103.3 mph fastball on a 2-2 count that All-Star Riley Greene fouled off to set the new park record. One pitch later, he threw a 102.5 mph fastball that struck Greene out as the fastest game-ending strikeout by a Phillies pitcher in the pitch tracking era that started in 2008.
And those weren't the only records Durán set Sunday night.
Durán threw five pitches in the top of the ninth of 102.4 mph or faster. Each of them was faster than any pitch previously thrown by a Phillies pitcher in the 22-year history of the ballpark.
The save capped a standout weekend for the Phillies in the aftermath of acquiring Durán as the top closer on the trade market. They end the weekend with a half-game lead over the New York Mets atop the NL East thanks to winning two out of three against the fellow first-place Tigers. Durán closed out both wins.
Nick Kurtz: .395 AVG, 1.433 OPS, 11 HR, 27 RBI
Isaac Collins: .321 AVG, .847 OPS, 11 R, 11 RBI
Your AL and NL Rookies of the Month for July!
Isaac Collins: .321 AVG, .847 OPS, 11 R, 11 RBI
Your AL and NL Rookies of the Month for July!
Nathan Eovaldi: 30.2 IP, 30 Ks, 0.59 ERA
Paul Skenes: 27 IP, 36 Ks, 0.67 ERA
Your AL and NL Pitchers of the Month for July!
Paul Skenes: 27 IP, 36 Ks, 0.67 ERA
Your AL and NL Pitchers of the Month for July!
Nick Kurtz: .395 AVG, 1.433 OPS, 11 HR, 27 RBI
Kyle Stowers: .364 AVG, 1.269 OPS, 10 HR, 20 RBI
Your AL and NL Players of the Month for July
Kyle Stowers: .364 AVG, 1.269 OPS, 10 HR, 20 RBI
Your AL and NL Players of the Month for July
Kenley Jansen: 11.1 IP, 13 Ks, 0.00 ERA, 5 saves
Edwin Díaz: 11 IP, 18 Ks, 0.00 ERA, 7 saves
Your AL and NL Relievers of the Month for July!
Edwin Díaz: 11 IP, 18 Ks, 0.00 ERA, 7 saves
Your AL and NL Relievers of the Month for July!
