Placed among AL leaders in innings (3rd), quality starts (T-3rd, 24), strikeouts (4th, 225), and starts (T-7th, 32)...Worth an AL-best 6.4 WAR according to Fangraphs, 3rd among ML pitchers behind Clayton Kershaw (8.6) and Jake Arrieta (7.3). Passed 1,500.0 career innings pitched on 5/24 vs. COL. Lost 3 consecutive quality starts from 6/3-14, the longest such streak by a Red Sox since Pedro Martinez in 1999. Could make a case for 6ft 8.5, between his 2 claims. Freddie Freeman hits a fly ball to the wall as Mookie Betts jumps to make the incredible out in right field. Recorded his 200th strikeout of the season on 9/7 at SD...Became just the 2nd Red Sox LHP ever with 200+ SO in a single season (also Jon Lester, 2009 & '10). Did we make a mistake? 20.0 IP). From Cooks, Michigan. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He has held multiple heavyweight titles at regional level, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2012 to 2013, and has challenged once for the European title in 2015. Tampa Bay Rays reassigned LHP David Price to the minor leagues. Required fields are marked *. Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 19th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Blackman HS (Murfreesboro, TN) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (1st) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN). Led the AL with 140 SO at the All-Star break, the most by a LHP in the 1st half in Red Sox history...Joined Pedro Martinez (3 times) and Roger Clemens (once) as the only Red Sox with as many as 7 double-digit strikeout performances prior to the All-Star break. Wood to IL as Dodgers' rotation takes another hit, Kershaw gets 9th Opening Day start for Dodgers, Dodgers' Price says he won't play this season, College World Series: Vote to determine ESPN's greatest all-time college baseball team, Black baseball players seek support for BLM, Sources: Price to give LAD minor leaguers $1K, The best MLB prospects we ever saw: The Kid, that swing and phenoms' feats, Price: Legs 'shaking' in spring debut for Dodgers, John Henry: Betts trade strategic, not financial, Dodgers prez: Had my eye on Betts 'a long time'. On 7/10 vs. TB, struck out 10 batters for the 3rd straight game over 8.0 scoreless innings...According to Elias, became just the 3rd Red Sox starter with 3 consecutive outings with 10+ SO and 1 or 0 BB (also Rich Hill in 2015 and Pedro Martinez in 1999). Betts leaps to rob Freeman's long ball in fifth. Tampa Bay Rays activated LHP David Price. Became the 1st pitcher in Red Sox history to make 3 consecutive postseason starts in which he threw 6.0+ innings and allowed 3 or fewer hits.