Shane Bieber is third in franchise history and 32nd in MLB history in most strikeouts through his first five seasons:
- Bob Feller, 973
- Luis Tiant, 885
- Bieber, 831
- Bartolo Colon, 798
- Sonny Siebert, 780
- CC Sabathia, 761
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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)