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ATLANTA -- It might have come a pitch too late, but John Smoltz broke the Braves' all-time strikeout record in the third inning against Arizona on Sunday.
Smoltz got Mark Reynolds on a swinging strikeout for the second time for career strikeout No. 2,913, all with Atlanta. Phil Niekro struck out 2,912 with the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta in 20-plus seasons.

On the pitch before the record-breaking strikeout, the Diamondbacks executed a double steal, with Chris Young scoring from third when Atlanta catcher Brian McCann threw to second with Orlando Hudson running. Second baseman Kelly Johnson cut off the throw but was unable to nab Young at the plate.

Smoltz, who debuted with Atlanta in 1988, has 130 strikeouts this season, entering Sunday's game. With approximately seven more starts left, he could reach 200 for the sixth time in his career and first since 2005, when he fanned 211. He set a career high with 276 strikeouts in 1996, when he finished 24-8 and won the National League Cy Young Award.
Congrats to Smoltz.