Pedro Martínez gave up only three hits and walked two in his eighth 10-plus strikeout game this season and 43rd of his career. If he keeps pitching like this, Pedro Martinez will join Gaylord Perry as the only pitchers to win Cy Young awards in each league. On Saturday, 5 June, Martinez matched Tom Glavine, a native of Boston, and struck out a career-high 16 to defeat the Atlanta Braves 5-1. Martinez has a record of 11-1. In the game he struck out every Atlanta batter at least once and had at least one strikeout in every inning. This was his ninth win in as many starts.
