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Atlanta Braves Strikeout King Spencer Strider Adds to All-Time Prowess

Spencer Strider of the Atlanta Braves had nine strikeouts on Wednesday night, which put him at the top of the list in this class of all-time history.
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Atlanta Braves Strikeout King Spencer Strider Adds to All-Time Prowess
Atlanta Braves Strikeout King Spencer Strider Adds to All-Time Prowess

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By beating the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves clinched the National League East again this year. The final score was 4-1 and now the Braves' next task is officially wrapping up the No. 1 seed in the National League playoffs.

The Braves win was propelled by another Ronald Acuna Jr. home run and another great start on the mound by righty Spencer Strider.

The 24-year-old, who is sure to get some Cy Young votes in the National League, went 7.0 innings. He allowed just one run on four hits, walked two and struck out nine. His ERA for the season is now 3.73 to go along with a 17-5 record.

His nine strikeouts solidified himself in baseball history as well.

Per ESPN Stats & Info:

With 9 K in 7 IP tonight vs Philadelphia, Braves P Spencer Strider now has 424 K's as a starter so far in his career. 

That's the most in a pitchers' 1st 50 career starts since 1893. 

And this was Strider's 49th career start, so he has 1 more start to add more K's to his mark.

The most elite strikeout artist in the game, he now has 259 Ks in 169.0 innings. Kevin Gausman of the Blue Jays and Blake Snell of the Padres have the second-most Ks, and they each have 217.

The Braves are now 96-50 on the season. They will get an off-day on Thursday before opening up a new series on Friday with the Miami Marlins. 

Game one of that series is set for 6:40 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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