Hancock Channels Johnson in 14-K Game

Seattle Mariners ace Emerson Hancock channeled his inner Randy Johnson on Saturday, striking out a career-high 14 batters in seven innings against Kansas City. Despite his stellar performance with six hits and one earned run allowed, the Mariners fell 3-2 in extra innings. goldparty.lat

The right-hander drew a massive comparison from Royals pitcher Seth Lugo, who asked umpires if "they'd brought Randy Johnson back out of retirement." Hancock's performance came on Johnson's jersey retirement night, with both becoming the fourth Mariners player to record 14+ strikeouts with no walks.