Mason Miller continued to carve out space in the MLB history books when he notched his 15th consecutive scoreless appearance in the Oakland Athletics' win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
Right-hander Mason Miller has been the hottest reliever in baseball all season long, and he continued that streak Tuesday night at the Oakland Coliseum. The 25-year-old rising star struck out all three batters he faced, notching his ninth save of the year and handing the A's their 20th win of the season., Miller became the first MLB reliever with a 15-game stretch of no runs allowed, 40-plus strikeouts and fewer than five walks since 1901.
From our MLB Research team: Since 1901, Mason Miller is the first reliever with a 15-game stretch of no runs allowed, 40-plus strikeouts and fewer than five walks.Miller now owns a 0.89 ERA, 0.590 WHIP and 1.4 WAR through 16 appearances this season. In just 20.1 innings of work, he's already racked up 41 strikeouts, and he is a perfect 9-for-9 in save opportunities.on March 30, Miller has gone 19.1 innings without giving up a run.
Moving Miller into the bullpen seems to have paid off – and then some – as no other reliever in league history has gotten off to as hot a start as he is on in 2024.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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