Colorado Rockies history: Jon Gray strikes out 16 San Diego Padres

PHOENIX, AZ – OCTOBER 04: Starting pitcher Jon Gray #55 of the Colorado Rockies pitches during the bottom of the first inning of the National League Wild Card game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on October 4, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

The second batter of the game was Luis Sardinas and Gray notched his first strikeout of the evening with him and he retired the side after allowing a single, but picking off Wil Myers after Rockies manager Walt Weiss successfully challenged the call.

In the bottom of the first inning, the Rockies got all the offense they would need as they would get two, two-run homers off the bats of Nolan Arenado and Tom Murphy.

The top of the second came around and Gray would make history as he became the 77th different pitcher (with the 83rd time overall) to strike out four players in an inning as he struck out Ryan Schimpf, Jon Jay, Oswaldo Arcia, and Derek Norris. Jay struck out looking but the catcher, Tom Murphy, had a passed ball that allowed Jay to reach first base.

In the third inning, with it still being a 4-0 Rockies lead, Jon Gray struck out future teammate Alexi Amarista and his counterpart Edwin Jackson to bring his strike out tally to seven.

He’d add two more by striking out Myers and Schmipf in the fourth inning to bring his total on the evening to nine.

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