Jake Rabinowitz moved to the 5th place in Extraliga strikeouts
American pitcher Jake Rabinowitz playing for Tempo Praha moved to the 5th place in historical Extraliga strikeout standings when he played against Eagles Praha on Monday.
Rabinowitz entered the game in the few last innings. Back then he had 722 SO to his name, combined in the regular season, TOP 6 and playoff. He missed only one, to tie with Jakub Vančura. He reached that in the eight inning against Šimon Blažek. Jan Homolka who came after him also left the batting box with a strikeout, which moved Rabinowitz to the 5th spot.
| Name | K | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Minařík Petr (DRA) | 1 092 |
| 2. | Kubát Leoš (HRO) | 931 |
| 3. | Bokaj Boris (ARR) | 886 |
| 4. | Duffek Tomáš (EAG) | 824 |
| 5. | Rabinowitz Jake (TEM) | 726 |
| 6. | Vančura Jakub (KOT) | 723 |
| 7. | Novák Jan (HLU) | 715 |
| 8. | Červenka Marek (KOT) | 703 |
| 9. | Kočí Michal (TECH) | 688 |
| 10. | Mráz Daniel (TECH) | 645 |
Rabinowitz is currently third among the active pitchers in the number of strikeouts. Hluboká’s Jan Novák is currently catching up to him and it seems he will soon overtake Vančura. But to get close to duo Bokaj/Duffek who still play will be difficult.
