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Kenley Jansen Having Record Season

(CBS) -- Lost in the Clayton Kerhaw and Matt Kemp  Triple-Crown talk has been the dominant season by Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen.

Jansen has 93 strikeouts in just 53 innings this season, averaging 16.1 Ks per nine innings.

The MLB record for strikeouts per nine innings is 15.99, set by Chicago Cubs closer Carlos Marmol.

Primarily working in the late innings, Jansen has an ERA of 0.58 over his last 31 innings.

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