Breaking down Jake Odorizzi's nine-game winning streak
June 10, 2019 at 1:45AM
Jake Odorizzi, tied for the AL lead in wins and first in ERA (1.92), is 9-0 since a loss on April 10 dropped him to 0-2. He is the first Twins pitcher to win nine straight decisions since Johan Santana was 9-0 in 12 starts from July 15-Sept. 10 in 2006, the year Santana won the AL Cy Young Award. Here are Odorizzi's stats since April 17:
Starts10
Record9-0
ERA0.98
Innings64
Hits45
BB15
SO69
• In his past 10 starts, Odorizzi has had scoreless-innings streaks of 22 and 16⅓. He has given up zero runs six times, one run two times, two runs one time and three runs one time.
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