Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty matches AL record, opens with 7 straight strikeouts in loss to Cardinals WSOC TV [Video]

Jack Flaherty had a perfect start against his former team on Tuesday afternoon.

The Detroit Tigers pitcher matched an American League Record at Comerica Park when he recorded seven straight strikeouts to open their game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.

By the time Flaherty was pulled from the mound in the seventh inning, he had a career-high 14 strikeouts. That matched Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow for the most thrown in a single game in the league this season, and the most thrown by a Tigers starter in a game in nearly a decade.

Only four other American League pitchers have struck out seven batters in a row to open a game. Luis Castillo was the most recent pitcher to pull that off in 2022. Miami Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez holds the league record with nine.

“It was nice to come out and be in sync from pitch one,” …