4 strikeouts in a single playoff game by a relief pitcher since 2016

Cody Allen struck out 4 hitters in Game 1 of the 2016 ALDS against the Red Sox on October 6, 2016.

Interpreted as:
4 or more strikeouts in a single playoff game by a relief pitcher since 2016
NAMEDATESOTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Cody Allen
C. Allen
10/6/2016
4
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
2Andrew Miller
A. Miller
10/6/2016
4
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
3Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
10/6/2016
5
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
11
0
4Matt Bush
M. Bush
10/9/2016
5
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
L
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
10
0
5Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
10/13/2016
4
LAD LAD
@
WSH WSH
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
12
0
6Andrew Miller
A. Miller
10/14/2016
5
CLE CLE
vs
TOR TOR
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
7Andrew Miller
A. Miller
10/15/2016
5
CLE CLE
vs
TOR TOR
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
8Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
10/16/2016
4
LAD LAD
@
CHC CHC
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
9Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
10/22/2016
4
LAD LAD
@
CHC CHC
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
9
0
10Mike Montgomery
M. Montgomery
10/26/2016
4
CHC CHC
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
1
11Cody Allen
C. Allen
10/30/2016
4
CLE CLE
@
CHC CHC
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
8
0
12Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
10/30/2016
4
CHC CHC
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
10
0
13Danny Salazar
D. Salazar
11/1/2016
4
CLE CLE
vs
CHC CHC
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
14Jon Lester
J. Lester
11/2/2016
4
CHC CHC
@
CLE CLE
0
3.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
13
1
15José Berríos
J. Berríos
10/3/2017
4
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
L
0
9.00
0
0
0
3.0
5
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
14
0
16Chad Green
C. Green
10/3/2017
4
NYY NYY
vs
MIN MIN
0
4.50
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
17David Robertson
D. Robertson
10/3/2017
5
NYY NYY
vs
MIN MIN
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
13
1
18Zack Godley
Z. Godley
10/6/2017
5
ARI ARI
@
LAD LAD
0
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
22
1
19Archie Bradley
A. Bradley
10/7/2017
4
ARI ARI
@
LAD LAD
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
10
0
20Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
10/8/2017
4
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
0
6.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
13
0
21David Price
D. Price
10/8/2017
4
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
17
0
22Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
10/8/2017
4
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
23Chris Sale
C. Sale
10/9/2017
6
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
L
0
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
24Tommy Kahnle
T. Kahnle
10/9/2017
5
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
25Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
10/11/2017
4
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
7
0
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@
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9/16
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@
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4:00 AM
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3/26
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TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
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HOU HOU
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