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This is the second time in his career that Shohei Ohtani has reached base safely 5+ times in a game he pitched
That’s tied for the most such games since at least 1900, with:
Mel Parnell
Wes Ferrell
Jimmy Callahan
Scoreless start of 6+ innings and reached base safely 5+ times in same game, since at least 1900:
6/3/26 Shohei Ohtani
9/26/64 Mel Stottlemyre
5/23/51 Mel Parnell
7/30/1920 Hod Eller
(Other 3 threw shutouts)
Scoreless start of 6+ innings and reached base safely 4+ times in same game, last 55 years including playoffs:
6/3/26 Shohei Ohtani
2025 NLCS G4 Shohei Ohtani
9/27/07 Micah Owings
9/4/88 Danny Jackson
Lowest ERA in first 10 starts of season, since ER official (1913) excl openers:
2021 Jacob deGrom: 0.56
1966 Juan Marichal: 0.59
2026 Shohei Ohtani: 0.74
!!!
Also has been on base 4 times tonight
Lowest ERA in first 10 starts of season, since ER official (1913) excl openers:
2021 Jacob deGrom: 0.56
1966 Juan Marichal: 0.59
2026 Shohei Ohtani: 0.74
!!!
This is the third time in franchise history the Giants have won a game 1-0 on a player’s first career HR, joining:
8/7/1991 Darren Lewis
6/10/1954 Bill Taylor
Taylor, like Victor Bericoto, did it in Milwaukee (v Braves)
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Most home runs in first 5 seasons with a team:
Babe Ruth, NYY: 235
Mark McGwire, STL: 220
Ralph Kiner, PIT: 215
Kyle Schwarber, PHI: 210
Alex Rodriguez, NYY: 208
David Ortiz, BOS: 208
Albert Pujols, STL: 201
Cristopher Sánchez!!
50 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings
The 5th-longest single-season scoreless IP streak since the mound moved to its current dist (1893) and longest on that list by a LHP
👏👏👏
h/t @EliasSports
Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):
1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 50 2/3 IP *active thru 6 IP
h/t @EliasSports
Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):
1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 49 2/3 IP *active thru 5 IP
h/t @EliasSports
Just got even better
Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):
1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 48 2/3 IP *active thru 4 IP
h/t @EliasSports
Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):
1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 47 2/3 IP *active thru 3 IP
1968 Bob Gibson: 47 IP
2015 Zack Greinke: 45 2/3 IP
1933 Carl Hubbell: 45 1/3 IP
1950 Sal Maglie: 45 IP
1904 Cy Young: 45 IP
1904 Doc White: 45 IP
h/t @EliasSports
Cristopher Sánchez extends his scoreless streak to 47.2 IP!
He passes Bob Gibson (47 IP in 1968) for the 5th-longest single-season scoreless innings streak since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893 🤯
Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):
1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
1968 Bob Gibson: 47 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 46 2/3 IP *active thru 2 IP
2015 Zack Greinke: 45 2/3 IP
1933 Carl Hubbell: 45 1/3 IP
1950 Sal Maglie: 45 IP
1904 Cy Young: 45 IP
1904 Doc White: 45 IP
h/t @EliasSports
Starting pitchers to bat leadoff since 1900:
Shohei Ohtani 29x reg, 4x post
9/22/68 Cesar Tovar (played all 9 positions)
9/27/53 Al Dark (moved to 3B after the 1st, only career game pitched)
9/30/1901 Jim Jones (1 of 2 career pitching app)
Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):
1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
1968 Bob Gibson: 47 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 45 2/3 IP *active thru 1 IP
2015 Zack Greinke: 45 2/3 IP
1933 Carl Hubbell: 45 1/3 IP
1950 Sal Maglie: 45 IP
1904 Cy Young: 45 IP
1904 Doc White: 45 IP
h/t @EliasSports