Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to open a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday and finished with a career-high 14 over 6 2/3 innings in a 2-1 defeat. Flaherty matched the record shared by Joe Cowley of the 1986 Chicago White Sox, Carlos Rodón of the 2016 White Sox, Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell in 2018 and Seattle’s Luis Castillo two years ago.
The Seattle Mariners acquired former All-Star second baseman Jorge Polanco from the Minnesota Twins on Monday in a four-player trade that included right-handed pitchers Justin Topa and Anthony DeSclafini, and outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez.