The Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon after a great start from lefty Cole Ragans. While Ragan's start was good enough to help the Royals win, it was not good enough to make some unique and special team history.
beat the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon, but he didn't pitch well enough to make some unique and special team history.
Ragans had six strikeouts over 6.0 innings, giving him 89 strikeouts through his first 13 starts of the year. Only two pitchers, Kevin Appier and Zack Greinke, had ever gotten to 90 strikeouts through the first 13 starts of a year.Cole Ragans has 83 strikeouts entering his 13th start of 2024. The only pitchers in Royals franchise history to reach 90 K through their first 13 starts: Zack Greinke in 2009 and Kevin Appier in both 1995 and 1997.The only pitchers in Royals franchise history to reach 90 K through their first 13 starts: Zack Greinke in 2009 and Kevin Appier in both 1995 and 1997.Though he didn't make history, it's been a breakthrough year for the 26-year-old lefty. Acquired in 2023 from the Texas Rangers for reliever Aroldis Chapman, Ragans is 4-4 with a 3.21 ERA.
Ragans made his debut in 2022 with Texas and worked in the bullpen in 2023 before getting traded to Kansas City. The Royals are currently 36-25 and in second place in the American League Central. They are off on Monday before opening up a critical series with the first-place Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.Follow Fastball on FanNation on social mediaBrady 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.
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