Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees Starting Pitchers on Wrong Side of Crazy Historical Stat

Hunter Greene and Michael King were dominant for their respective teams on Wednesday, but ended up with team losses anyways - making some history in the process.

Wednesday was a tough day for dominant starting pitching as both Hunter Greene (Cincinnati Reds) and Michael King (New York Yankees) saw their teams lose despite their great performances.

Greene went 7.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits. He walked one and struck out 14. He took a no-decision as the Reds lost 5-3 to the Minnesota Twins.

As for King, he went 7.0 innings as well, giving up one run on five hits against the Toronto Blue Jays. He struck out 13 and walked none only to see his bullpen give up five runs in the final two innings of a 6-1 loss.

Per @OptaSTATS on social media:

Today in MLB: 

Hunter Greene: 14 K, Reds lost Michael King: 13 K, Yankees lost 

It's the second time in the modern era two MLB pitchers struck out 13+ batters but had their team lose the game on the same day. 

The other came on May 6, 1960, with Jim Bunning and Sandy Koufax.

Today in MLB:

Hunter Greene: 14 K, Reds lost
Michael King: 13 K, Yankees lost

It's the second time in the modern era two MLB pitchers struck out 13+ batters but had their team lose the game on the same day.

The other came on May 6, 1960, with Jim Bunning and Sandy Koufax.

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) September 21, 2023

The loss dropped the Yankees back to .500 at 76-76. They are fighting to stay out of last place in the American League East and lead the Red Sox by 1.5 games for that distinction.

The loss was much more harmful for the Reds, who are battling it out for the National League wild card. They are now 79-75 and are 1.0 game back of that third and final spot.

The Yankees will be back in action on Thursday against the Blue Jays. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. ET.

The Reds are off.

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