John Smoltz goes for 3,000 strikeouts this Tuesday!

GOING FOR 3,000: Smoltz fanned 10 Marlins Thursday, his 44th career game of 10 or more strikeouts, and is now just four strikeouts from becoming the 16th pitcher in baseball history with 3,000 career strikeouts...Smoltz will reach the mark in fewer innings pitched than all but Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Nolan Ryan, Curt Schilling and Roger Clemens.

RARE CLUB: There are fewer pitchers with 3,000 Ks than with 300 wins (23), 500 home runs (23) and 3,000 hits (27)...Only four active pitchers have more strikeouts than Smoltz: Johnson, Greg Maddux, Schilling and Martinez.

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