According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com, Tigers pitcher Charlie Morton, who was traded to Detroit from the Baltimore Orioles at the trade deadline, joined Nolan Ryan and John Smoltz as the only pitchers above the age of 40 in MLB history to record seven or more consecutive strikeouts in a game since the league's expansion era began in 1961.

Charlie Morton, a 41-year-old pitcher in his 18th major league season, has already exceeded any reasonable expectation of a big league career.

The list of active Major League pitchers with 400 or more career starts can be counted on one hand. It includes two former Tigers, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, and one new Tiger, Charlie Morton,

Charlie Morton has hit Mets star Pete Alonso five times, including on this fastball to the wrist on June 7, 2023. (Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)

Against all odds, the Braves might actually miss Charlie Morton Facing the now 13-56 Colorado Rockies, Elder allowed four runs on seven hits while issuing three walks in just 3.1 innings of work.

The Detroit Tigers made a plethora of moves at MLB's trade deadline to help improve their pitching depth. Some of the notable additions were Chris Paddack, Kyle Finnegan, Charlie Morton, and Rafael Montero. Despite playing like one of the best teams in baseball up until the All-Star break, they have hit a bit of a rough patch in the last month.

Dillon Dingler drove in three runs, Charlie Morton pitched six strong innings and the Detroit Tigers blanked the Minnesota Twins 7-0 on Friday in Minneapolis.

It’s Friday, August 15 and the Tigers (71-52) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (57-64). Charlie Morton is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Pierson Ohl for Minnesota.