You know I thought that PVK was the initial for a terrorist group. But apparently it's nothting more than the airport code for Preveza Airport in Greece.
Last night, Padres pitcher Jake Peavy struck out 16 Atlanta batters in seven innings of work. Peavy was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh as his team was down 2-0 as John Smoltz was pitching just as well.
Peavy's 16 strikeouts were a Padres record for one pitcher in a game. The previous highs were 15 by Fred Norman on September 15, 1972 at Cincinnati and Sterling Hitchcock against Montreal on August 29, 1998.
Like Peavy, Hitchcock also lost the game.
Relievers Scott Cassidy and Jim Brower also had a strikeout apiece to give the Padres a team record of 18 Ks in a 9-inning game, breaking the record of 17 set in Hitchcock's start back in 1998.
Kevin Brown also had 16 Ks in Game 1 of the NLDS against Houston on September 29, 1998.
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or Pirates, Vikings and Knights II?
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You never know.
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