Atlanta Braves rookie does something rarely done in baseball history with stunning outing

The Atlanta Braves shut out the New York Mets 4-0 on Saturday. The win improves the Braves to 55-48 while the loss drops the Mets to 55-49. The two teams are battling for the top spot in the National League wild-card bracket.

In the win, Braves rookie Spencer Schwellenbach dominated on the mound. The rookie pitched 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and no walks. He struck out 11 batters and improved to 4-5 on the season with a 4.06 ERA.

According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com, he joined an extremely rare group in baseball history.

60 or more strikeouts and 10 or fewer walks in the first 10 career outings, since at least 1901:

2024 Spencer Schwellenbach
2024 Jared Jones
2014 Masahiro Tanaka

Schwellenbach has 60 strikeouts in 57.2 career innings. He has a WHIP of 1.06. His contributions have been incredibly important for a Braves team that has World Series aspirations but has been plagued by injury issues. The team is without Ronald Acuna Jr. for the year (ACL) and ace Spencer Strider (Tommy John surgery) and has needed players like Schwellenbach to pick up the slack.

The Braves and Mets will play another big game on Sunday afternoon, with first pitch set for 1:40 p.m. ET. Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez will pitch for Atlanta. The All-Star is 7-4 with a 2.12 ERA this season. The Mets will counter with left-hander David Peterson, who is 5-0 with a 3.14 ERA.

Both teams will also be in action on Monday. The Mets will host the Twins while the Braves will face the Brewers.

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