Konnor Pilkington tossed five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in his third career start (sixth career game) against the Royals yesterday.
He’s the sixth pitcher in franchise history with at least eight strikeouts and zero runs allowed in a game within his first six career appearances. The others:
- Shane Bieber, 2018 (3rd game)
- Rick Austin, 1970 (2nd)
- Luis Tiant, 1964 (1st)
- Fred Blanding, 1910 (1st)
