He pitched one inning and retired all three batters he faced, two on strikeouts. He retired the next two batters to end the inning. No major league pitcher has matched his feat of striking out ten consecutive batters. Game-play centers around innings where teams alternate at turns being batters and fielders. Durocher was also notorious for ordering his pitchers to hit batters. Cochrane was also especially adept at telling his pitchers how to pitch to opposing batters. Play was later resumed as the pitchers retired the next 5 batters. He struck out the last six consecutive batters. He struck out all three batters he faced. He struck out the two batters he faced. His reputation has always been that of a pitcher unafraid to throw close to batters. He swung at the highest percentage of all pitches of all American League batters (59.1%). Bielecki retired six of the seven batters he faced, striking out four total. He struck out the dangerous Jayson Werth before surrendering singles to the next two batters. Kimbrel saved 42 games and struck out 96 batters.