two aces, zero runs, and the MLB app still crashed on the one night it mattered

Yamamoto-Sale duel 1st of its kind in 88 years

For the first time in 88 years, two starting pitchers each recorded 10+ strikeouts while allowing no runs in the same game. Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers and Chris Sale of the Braves matched each other inning for inning. MLB.com called it the first such duel in nearly nine decades. The game drew massive attention online as fans realized they were watching a statistical anomaly unfold in real time.

Source: Yamamoto-Sale duel 1st of its kind in 88 years — MLB.com

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