Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez threw the fastest pitch to record a strikeout in franchise history during an eighth-inning at-bat against Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler. The 103.6mph sinker caught the edge of the strike zone for a called third strike, prompting an unsuccessful challenge from Dingler, and highlights the 24-year-old's emergence as one of baseball's most consistently overpowering throwers despite the Dodgers losing the game 2-1.

Statcast measured the pitch at 103.6mph with 2,439rpm, the quickest strikeout-ending pitch by a Dodgers pitcher since MLB began tracking such data in 2008. It matched a personal best Henriquez first set in June against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he already holds 14 of the club's 16 fastest recorded strikeouts and 22 of its fastest pitches overall. His season averages of 100.8mph on the sinker and 100.5mph on the four-seam fastball are extraordinary for a reliever, with his rise to prominence dating back to a 103.3mph fastball last August that tied a previous Dodgers-era record. Los Angeles and Detroit were set to play the deciding game of their three-game series on Sunday.