Tuesday’s matchup between the San Diego Padres and the Miami Marlins was a complete effort by the Padres pitching staff, capped off fittingly by a dominant relief appearance from Jeremiah Estrada, who is quickly turning into a household name this season.
Padres starter Matt Waldron got things started off on the right foot, hurling seven innings of scoreless pitching from the bump to put the Padres bullpen into an ideal situation.
Wandy Peralta then came into the game in the eighth inning, again holding the Marlins to no runs in his lone inning on the mound.
Estrada then came in to pitch the ninth inning with a 4-0 lead. And if you know anything about Estrada’s 2024 season thus far, you would know that the Marlins had little to no chance of coming back in this game.
Coming into the game, Estrada had allowed just three hits and one earned run off a solo home run in 10 innings of work. He also had a remarkable streak of consecutive strikeouts on the line, with ten consecutive strikeouts in his last ten batters, which dates all the way back to last Thursday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.
As you may expect, Estrada’s streak continued in emphatic fashion, striking out every batter he faced in a flawless ninth inning to secure the 4-0 victory for the Padres.
Jeremiah Estrada strikes out his 13th consecutive batter. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/CeGGE7XSqb
— MLB (@MLB) May 29, 2024
A video on X, formerly known as Twitter, of Estrada’s 13 consecutive strikeouts surfaced shortly after the end result, showing how he is simply overpowering batters at the moment.
https://t.co/HDCnqv0tMu pic.twitter.com/uqK7j4qFD7
— Giannis Auntiegotapoodle (@TooMuchMortons_) May 29, 2024
The streak is a significant one, as it is the longest of its sort since 1961, according to MLB’s Sarah Langs.
JEREMIAH ESTRADA
13 STRAIGHT STRIKEOUTS
THE LONGEST STREAK IN AT LEAST THE EXPANSION ERA (1961)
AND STILL AN ACTIVE STREAK
h/t @EliasSports
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 29, 2024
Padres fans in attendance clearly knew they were watching something special when Estrada struck out the final batter of the game, giving him a big round of applause as he walked into the dugout.
Incredible moment for Jeremiah Estrada. pic.twitter.com/RXyryrlTr1
— Sammy Levitt (@SammyLev) May 29, 2024
Fans at home also took notice of Estrada’s notable accomplishment, taking to social media to sing his praises.
13 straight strikeouts is unreal, an MLB record…but having every single one of those batters go down swinging is a once in a lifetime event. Utter dominance from Jeremiah Estrada pic.twitter.com/CoV8WIhazF
— Chase Izidoro (@chaseizi) May 29, 2024
New #MLB record 13 straight strikeouts for Padres RP Jeremiah Estrada. Now sitting at a 0.55 ERA and 1.65 xFIP on the season.
The Mason Miller of the league that nobody talks about.pic.twitter.com/lOl7iz3bUx
— Ahaan Rungta (@AhaanRungta) May 29, 2024
13 Straight Ks for Jeremiah Estrada
The Padres got something special here pic.twitter.com/pr8b2kDmfj
— Barstool Baseball (@StoolBaseball) May 29, 2024
Jeremiah Estrada long had the stuff, just needed the command.
Now that he’s got the command, the pride of Palm Desert HS is pitching like the most dominant reliever in baseball. https://t.co/uSQYLSeMx4
— Kyle Glaser (@KyleAGlaser) May 29, 2024
Just utterly dominant stuff. Jeremiah Estrada struck out his 12th straight batter, which is an expansion era record. (Play-by-play data isn't fully available before 1961.) He breaks the mark set by José Alvarado last April.
— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) May 29, 2024
It will sure be interesting to see when Estrada gets his next opportunity out of the bullpen for the Padres, as he will look to further add to this incredibly impressive streak.
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