Former Brewers Pitcher Sets MLB Postseason Strikeout Record

Former Brewers pitcher broke a strikeout record.

It’s been a rough October for Milwaukee Brewers fans. The Brewers traded away Josh Hader in early August. The former Brewers star pitcher struggled with the San Diego Padres during his first month. However, Hader has been a nightmare for opposing batters in the postseason. On Wednesday night, he broke an MLB strikeout record. Brewers fans were chiming in about how the team made a colossal mistake by trying Hader away in the last series. He had an excellent performance in the NLDS, which helped send the Padres to the NLCS.

Hader is continuing his hot playoff streak. Hader was credited for the Padres’ save in game two of the NLCS, where he struck out three batters in his one inning of pitching. The effort helped Hader break an MLB postseason record.

Hader has the most consecutive postseason strikeouts

According to StatsPerform, Hader is the first MLB pitcher to strike out eight straight batters in the postseason.

Josh Hader of the @Padres is the first pitcher in MLB postseason history to strike out 8 consecutive batters.

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 20, 2022

That’s an incredible feat by Hader to break a postseason strikeout record. He’s having a great playoff run with his new team. The Padres and the Phillies are now tied at one game apiece in their seven-game series. The series will now head to Philadelphia for game three on Friday.

It’s nice to see Hader do well, but his performance has to be making Milwaukee fans wonder what could have happened if the former Brewers ace had stayed with the team.