"Kevin Gausman, on reaching 2000 strikeouts and the crowd's ovation:"My career has been ups and downs and very different, not all sunshine rainbows. So, I take those things very seriously. Yeah, I'm honored by it, for sure.""
Kevin Gausman struggled against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up seven runs with six earned and failing to complete five innings for the first time all season. The start raised his 2026 ERA from 3.09 to 3.86. Despite the rough performance, he reached a major milestone by striking out Hunter Feduccia in the fourth inning, becoming one of six active pitchers with at least 2,000 career strikeouts. He is likely to surpass Yu Darvish for fifth place among active pitchers during the year. Nearly half of his total strikeouts, 845, came during his time with the Toronto Blue Jays, reflecting a late-career resurgence after earlier adversity. His career began with the Baltimore Orioles after being selected fourth overall in the 2012 MLB Draft.
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