4 strikeouts in a single playoff game by a relief pitcher since 2010

Jeff Niemann fanned 4 hitters in Game 2 of the 2010 ALDS against the Rangers on October 7, 2010.

Interpreted as:
4 or more strikeouts in a single playoff game by a relief pitcher since 2010
NAMEDATESOTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Jeff Niemann
J. Niemann
10/7/2010
4
TBR TBR
vs
TEX TEX
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
9
0
2Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
10/8/2010
4
ATL ATL
@
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
3Derek Holland
D. Holland
10/10/2010
4
TEX TEX
vs
TBR TBR
0
4.50
0
0
0
4.0
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
16
0
4Scott Feldman
S. Feldman
9/30/2011
4
TEX TEX
vs
TBR TBR
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
5Doug Fister
D. Fister
9/30/2011
6
DET DET
@
NYY NYY
L
0
11.57
0
0
0
4.2
7
6
6
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
6Ivan Nova
I. Nova
9/30/2011
5
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
W
0
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
4
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
25
0
7CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
10/6/2011
4
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
0
6.75
0
0
0
1.1
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
8
0
8Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
10/8/2012
5
STL STL
vs
WSH WSH
W
0
6.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
13
0
9Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
10/10/2012
6
SFG SFG
@
CIN CIN
W
0
2.08
0
0
0
4.1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
10Craig Breslow
C. Breslow
10/8/2013
4
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
11Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
10/3/2014
5
BAL BAL
vs
DET DET
0
2.45
0
0
0
3.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
13
0
12Yusmeiro Petit
Y. Petit
10/4/2014
7
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
22
0
13Dustin Moseley
D. Moseley
10/15/2010
4
NYY NYY
@
TEX TEX
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
14Brian Wilson
B. Wilson
10/16/2010
4
SFG SFG
@
PHI PHI
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
6
0
15Scott Feldman
S. Feldman
10/10/2011
4
TEX TEX
vs
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
16Trevor Rosenthal
T. Rosenthal
10/19/2012
4
STL STL
vs
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
17Trevor Rosenthal
T. Rosenthal
10/22/2012
4
STL STL
@
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
18Wade Davis
W. Davis
10/10/2014
4
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
19Yusmeiro Petit
Y. Petit
10/15/2014
4
SFG SFG
vs
STL STL
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
20Alexi Ogando
A. Ogando
10/27/2010
4
TEX TEX
@
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
21Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
10/24/2012
5
SFG SFG
vs
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
22Jeremy Affeldt
J. Affeldt
10/28/2012
4
SFG SFG
@
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
23Phil Coke
P. Coke
10/28/2012
4
DET DET
vs
SFG SFG
L
0
4.50
0
0
0
2.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
8
0
24Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
10/29/2014
4
SFG SFG
@
KCR KCR
0
0.00
0
0
1
5.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
17
0
25Kelvin Herrera
K. Herrera
10/29/2014
4
KCR KCR
vs
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
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