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5 incredible stats from Rasmussen's 8-inning, 10-K thriller

Drew Rasmussen delivered an exceptional opening performance for the team by throwing eight scoreless innings and yielding just a single hit in a narrow 1-0 victory to begin the American League Division Series. He came within two outs of securing a historic no-hitter while racking up ten strikeouts, which tied a franchise postseason record previously established by Tyler Glasnow.

Additionally, the right-hander forced twenty-three swings and misses, setting a personal career best and matching a franchise benchmark for most in a single playoff or regular-season matchup. This dominant showing placed him among an elite group of only seven pitchers in league history to maintain a no-hit bid into the eighth frame during postseason play, and he became the eighth pitcher to record ten or more strikeouts while allowing one or fewer hits in a scoreless playoff outing.

Teaming up with relief pitcher Bryan Baker, the duo limited their opponents to the lowest hit total in the opposing franchise's postseason history across hundreds of playoff games.

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