- Dominating this season: a 1.50 ERA and 0.81 WHIP through 13 starts, and he leads MLB in several advanced pitching metrics.
- Strikeout machine — he leads baseball with 116 K’s, has five double‑digit strikeout games and a 37.8% whiff rate.
- Unmatched heat: a 100 mph average fastball, once began a game with ten straight pitches ≥102 mph, and threw a 103.7 mph pitch (the fastest by a starter in the Statcast era).
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