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Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates a Part of Something That's Never Happened in the Modern Era

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals were part of some unfortunate baseball history on Saturday.

Brady Farkas

Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates a Part of Something That's Never Happened in the Modern Era
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Saturday marked an interesting day in baseball history as several teams squandered good pitching performances.

Per @OptaSTATS on Twitter:

Today marks the only time in the modern era that 4 different MLB pitchers struck out 10+ batters but had their team lose the game on the same day (Alec Marsh, Johan Oviedo, Spencer Strider, Framber Valdez).

Ouch. Talk about some spoiled performances.

--Marsh went six innings for the Royals in a 6-1 loss to the Rays. He surrendered just two runs on five hits. He walked one and struck out 11. He fell to 0-3 on the year with a 5.40 ERA.

--Oviedo went seven innings for the Pirates in a 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants. He took a no-decision after allowing one run on one hit. He walked three and struck out 10. His ERA for the season is now 4.53.

--As for Strider, he was more hittable for Atlanta. He gave up eight hits and five runs in a loss to the White Sox. He walked none and struck out 10. He's now 11-3 on the season and boasts a 3.66 ERA.

--Finally, Valdez got a no-decision in a historic loss to the Angels. The Astros fell, 13-12, in 10 innings in Anaheim. Valdez went 6.1 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out 13. The All-Star now has an ERA that sits at 2.76.

These teams will all meet these same opponents on Sunday: The Pirates host the Giants at 12:05 p.m. ET, the Braves host the White Sox at 1:35 p.m. ET, the Royals host the Rays at 2:10 p.m. ET and the Astros visit the Angels at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady 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. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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