{"id":690775,"date":"2021-08-27T15:51:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T19:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=690775"},"modified":"2021-08-27T15:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T19:51:22","slug":"boston-red-sox-pitcher-throws-third-immaculate-inning-of-his-career-joining-sandy-koufax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-throws-third-immaculate-inning-of-his-career-joining-sandy-koufax\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox Pitcher Throws Third Immaculate Inning Of His Career, Joining Sandy Koufax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboston-red-sox-pitcher-throws-third-immaculate-inning-of-his-career-joining-sandy-koufax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=690775&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1335467562.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The game of baseball takes its history very seriously. There is no other sport where historical statistics take on such meaning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s why what occurred on Thursday night was so special. Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale joined Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax as the only pitchers to have thrown three immaculate innings.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s an immaculate inning you ask?<\/p>\n<p><span>An immaculate inning occurs when a pitcher strikes out all three batters in one inning and does so by throwing the minimum number of pitches possible \u2014 nine.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Thursday night, Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale made history, throwing the third immaculate inning of his career against the Minnesota Twins.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sale accomplished the feat by striking out Nick Gordon, Andrelton Simmons and Rob Refsnyder of the Twins.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Sale throws an IMMACULATE INNING! (3rd immaculate inning of Sale&#039;s career)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dNAYwtpA6jw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t remember if I\u2019ve been part of an immaculate inning,\u201d Twins manager Rocco Baldelli <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/redsox\/news\/chris-sale-dominant-bobby-dalbec-homers-lead-red-sox\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> of Sale\u2019s feat. \u201c[Major League coach Bill Evers] looked right at me, next to me on the bench, and said, \u2018That was nine pitches, nine strikes.\u2019 I was not locked in on that fact. I was thinking about looking at other things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sale\u2019s two other immaculate innings came on May 8, 2019, against the Baltimore Orioles and June 5, 2019, against the Kansas City Royals.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sale was starting just his third game of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the entirety of the 2020 season.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cToday was probably the best my mechanics have been start-to-finish. I really felt like I was staying on top of the baseball. I really kind of found it out in the bullpen before the game,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/32091893\/boston-red-sox-ace-chris-sale-joins-sandy-koufax-only-pitchers-record-3-immaculate-innings\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> Sale.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sale moved to 3-0 on the season in Boston\u2019s 12-2 victory over the Twins. Sale went 5 \u2153 innings, striking out eight while giving up just the two earned runs. The only blip in his box score was a two-run home run by Willians Astudillo.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s probably the most [angry] I\u2019ve been on the baseball field in a while,\u201d Sale <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/redsox\/news\/chris-sale-dominant-bobby-dalbec-homers-lead-red-sox\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> about the next batter he faced after the home run. \u201cThat\u2019s just coming out of anger and frustration. \u2026 Today was probably the best my mechanics have been [from] start to finish.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe was good, he showed us that he has something in the tank,\u201d manager Alex Cora said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox are currently seven games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East but are currently holding the second Wild Card spot. They begin their series against the Cleveland Indians Friday night in Cleveland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/detroit-tigers-announcer-suspended-indefinitely-after-using-accent-with-japanese-star-shohei-ohtani-coming-to-the-plate\"><strong>Detroit Tigers Announcer Suspended Indefinitely After Using Accent With Japanese Star Shohei Ohtani Coming To The Plate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ohtani-not-offended-by-announcers-comment-hits-40th-home-run-of-the-season-on-wednesday\"><strong>Ohtani Not Offended By Announcers Comment, Hits 40th Home Run Of The Season On Wednesday&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The game of baseball takes its history very seriously. There is no other sport where historical statistics take on such meaning. 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