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Ohtani strikes out 21 and...
The MLB record for strike outs in a game was 20 (NL: Scherzer (2016), Wood (1998); AL Clemens (1986 AND !!! 1996).
Now in my save, Shohei Ohtani strikes out 21 against the Braves. Amazing achievement, right? A new single-game record, right?
Big news, right?!?!?
Not according to the recap:
Everything was working for Shohei Ohtani at Dodger Stadium. He had the perfect delivery. The ball was moving. The fastball was working.
In an unforgettable performance, the 30-year-old Ohtani fanned 21 Braves and sparked the 10-2 Los Angeles Dodgers victory over Atlanta. He left Braves hitters mumbling and muttering at the plate. And when he needed a strikeout, he got it.
"I don't know if there are many times that I've seen him throw better," said Los Angeles manager . "His location and command were really something."
In addition to collecting 21 strikeouts over 8 innings, Ohtani allowed 6 hits and 1 walk in a superlative outing.
"I thought I'd make it easy on the guys today," Ohtani said with a smile.
No mention about the new single-game record in the game recap!
I know this isn't a big "overall" issue with OOTP. But if a new single-game record is set, I would expect to see the recap mention that. Maybe even have a separate news article highlighting the achievement.
ALSO: You can only select "AL" or "NL" for "Game Records" - not "MLB". I think it would make sense to also be able to select MLB single-game records in case there are differences between one league and the other, such as for RBI in a game, where the record is 12 in the NL and 11 in the AL.
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