The Braves also traded Tommy Hanson to the Red Sox as a free agent.
With late season injuries to starters Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson, these three young pitchers made their way into the starting rotation in their absence.
The previous record holder, Tommy Hanson, struck out eleven against the San Francisco Giants on July 20, 2009 . This was also the last game for Lou Piniella as the Chicago Cubs manager before his retirement.
The Padres wanted the two top prospects in the organization as well, pitcher Tommy Hanson and outfielder Jordan Schafer, but after a few weeks, the Braves decided to move on to bring in a few free agents.
Driving to Champion Stadium for the first day of workouts for pitchers and catchers, Braves starter Tommy Hanson was involved in a one-car accident that caused him to bump his head around seven in the morning on February 20, 2012.
On August 26, he hit his 400th career home run against Jordan Zimmermann in a 13-inning, 11 10 loss to the Atlanta, Pujols had three RBI and reached 100 RBI for the 10th consecutive year with a two-run double against Tommy Hanson.