Michael Soroka understands the importance of first impressions.<\/p>\n
He made his first start of the season for the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> on Monday night, and he was fantastic.<\/p>\n His final pitching line: 5.0 innings, 4 hits allowed, 1 walk given up, 10 strikeouts and no runs.<\/p>\n It’s the first time that combination of five stats has ever happened in MLB history, according to Pitchergami<\/a>.<\/p>\n The rarity starts with the 10 strikeouts in five innings. Two strikeouts per inning for a starter is rare — and for much of baseball history, if a pitcher was dealing that much, he’d stay in the game.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 PITCHERGAMI \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n Michael Soroka just threw a line that has NEVER happened in MLB history:<\/p>\n 5.0 IP | 4 H | 0 ER | 1 BB | 10 K<\/p>\n DET @ AZ \u2014 Pitchergami (@pitchergami) March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Terrance Gore’s son honors dad with perfect first pitch<\/a><\/p>\n Add in the fact that Soroka didn’t give up any runs and limited base runners, and it was just the right combination of numbers to be unique.<\/p>\n It’s quite cool that when you combine the stats in a certain way, it can be unmatched in the long history of baseball.<\/p>\n It’s also a good thing Soroka was that sharp, because the Diamondbacks’ bullpen gave up six runs to the Detroit Tigers<\/a> in the seventh inning — but Arizona’s offense had already been good enough in a 9-6 win.<\/p>\n They’ll be hoping Soroka can stay this sharp going forward.<\/p>\n More MLB news:<\/p>\n
That’s the 19th Pitchergami of 2026 and 1 of 83,243+ unique lines on record.<\/p>\n