The Philadelphia Phillies pulled off a sweep against the Seattle Mariners in their recent three-game series. It was an impressive outing for Philadelphia, as the club was able to maintain its lead in the NL East. The pitching proved to be the difference-maker in this matchup, and that is proven by the insane feat Philly pulled off.

Reports indicate that the Phillies pitchers recorded a +31 strikeout differential against the Mariners, according to OptaStats. That is officially the second-largest strikeout differential in a three-game series. Philadelphia came up just one strikeout shy of tying the record set in 1964.

“ The Phillies had a K differential of +31 against the Mariners this week (46 pitching, 15 batting). That's the second-largest K differential in any three-game series

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