Rays Chris Archer sets franchise strikeout record but loses
Better than James Shields. Better than David Price. Better than Alex Cobb. Unfortunately, Chris Archer was not better than the New York Yankees. Archer set a Rays’ strikeout record Wednesday night, punching out seven Yankees to bring his season total to 243. However, Archer also absorbed a 3-1 loss to lower his record to 12-12 on the season. Archer passed former Rays’ pitcher Scott Kazmir, who set the record ย with 239 in 2007 in a year he finished only 8-7.…