Hancock Channels Johnson with 14-K Masterclass

Seattle Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock dominated the Kansas City Royals with a career-high 14 strikeouts in seven innings, allowing just six hits and one earned run while walking none. Despite his stellar performance, the Mariners fell 3-2 as the Royals tied the game in the ninth and scored the winning run in extra innings.

Royals pitcher Seth Lugo was so impressed that he compared Hancock to Diamondbacks legend Randy Johnson, asking an umpire if Johnson had returned from retirement. The comparison was fitting, as Hancock's performance came on Johnson's jersey retirement night, and he became the fourth Mariners player to record 14+ strikeouts with no walks—a feat Johnson had accomplished twice. ipl-cricket.in