On Monday, Padres starter Andrew Cashner, facing the Mets, became the first pitcher since 1900 to give up 10 or more hits while also striking out 10 or more batters in less than five innings in the same game. On Tuesday, Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard, facing the Padres, did the same thing.
Strange pitching lines in San Diego Cashner Monday: 4 2/3, 11 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 12 K Syndergaard Tuesday: 4 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 0 BB, 10 K
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 3, 2015 That's right. The Mets and Padres accomplished a feat that hadn't occurred in modern baseball history, and they did it on consecutive nights.
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This is kind of a mind-blowing stat all the way around. How can a guy be good enough to strike out 10 batters, but also streaky enough to give up 10 hits, all in a single start?
It's the ultimate oxymoron for a pitcher to be "unhittable" and "hittable" in the same game. But these two showed us that anything can happen on any given night in sports, which is why we still watch.