Sometimes it's hard to remember that Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber is only 25 years old because he is doing things that have rarely been achieved.
With his strikeout of New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka in the fifth inning on Saturday night, Bieber tied Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson with a 17th consecutive performance while recording at least eight strikeouts.
When asked postgame if he could try to put the moment into context, Bieber struggled to find the right words.
"I'm not sure I can," he said. "If I try, it wouldn't do it justice probably so I'll probably just leave it at that. But I'm having a blast, this is exactly where I want to be, I'm doing exactly what I want to do and although the end result wasn't what I would've liked tonight and what we would've liked as a team, I think I speak for all of us and say that we are blessed to be able to do what we love."
The moment was quickly sullied when one batter later, Rougned Odor hit the second solo home run of the inning to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. But Bieber had etched his name in the all-time record books.
The Indians dropped Saturday's game 2-1, losing their fourth in a row. They'll try to avoid a sweep against the Yankees on Sunday afternoon.
