Cold Hard Facts

Fact: Clayton Kershaw has six games this season with at least 10 strikeouts and zero walks. He is tied with Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling for the most such games in a single season dating back to 1913.* He is scheduled to start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

*The data we have access to only goes back to 1913.

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Source: B/R Insights 

Fact: Mookie Betts (23) became the fourth-youngest Boston Red Sox player dating back to at least 1913* to hit three home runs in a game. Joe Lahoud (22), Jim Tabor (22) and Fred Lynn (23) are the only players to do so at a younger age.

*Data available to B/R only goes back to 1913.

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Fact: Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer had 20 strikeouts against the Detroit Tigers, tying the MLB record for most ever in nine innings (Roger Clemens [twice], Kerry Wood and Randy Johnson).

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Fact: Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda has allowed just one run through the first four starts of his MLB career, which is tied for the fewest by any pitcher since 1900.

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Fact: Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta is the second pitcher all-time to throw multiple no-hitters without suffering a loss in between them.

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Fact: Victor Martinez is the 5th Venezuelan-born player with 1,000 RBI, joining Miguel Cabrera, Andres Galarraga, Bobby Abreu and Magglio Ordonez.

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Source: ESPN Stats & Info

Fact: After going yard on Saturday, San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is the only player in baseball since the start of the 2015 season to homer multiple times off Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.

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Source: ESPN Stats & Info

Fact: Rockies' rookie Trevor Story became first major league player to have a HR in each of his first four games.

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Source: ESPN

Fact: The San Diego Padres have been blanked in each of their first three games of the 2016 season, making them the first team in MLB history to be held scoreless through their first 27 innings of the season.

In the other dugout, the Los Angeles Dodgers have joined the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals as one of only two teams in MLB history to start the season by throwing three consecutive shutouts.

Fact: Mike Piazza is the lowest-drafted player in the Hall of Fame (1,390th overall). 

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Source: ESPN Stats & Info

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