4 strikeouts in a single playoff game by a relief pitcher since 2019

Stephen Strasburg fanned 4 batters in the 2019 NL Wild Card playoff game against the Brewers on October 1, 2019.

Interpreted as:
4 or more strikeouts in a single playoff game by a relief pitcher since 2019
NAMEDATESOTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
10/1/2019
4
WSH WSH
vs
MIL MIL
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
2Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
10/2/2019
4
TBR TBR
@
OAK OAK
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
3Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
10/2/2019
4
OAK OAK
vs
TBR TBR
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
12
0
4Devin Smeltzer
D. Smeltzer
10/5/2019
4
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
14
0
5Daniel Ponce de Leon
D. Ponce de Leon
10/14/2019
4
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
0
4.50
0
0
0
2.0
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
9
0
6José Urquidy
J. Urquidy
10/19/2019
5
HOU HOU
vs
NYY NYY
0
3.38
0
0
0
2.2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
12
0
7Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
9/29/2020
5
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
18
0
8Robbie Ray
R. Ray
9/29/2020
5
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
L
0
3.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
11
1
9Raisel Iglesias
R. Iglesias
9/30/2020
4
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
10Michael Lorenzen
M. Lorenzen
9/30/2020
4
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
11Tyler Matzek
T. Matzek
9/30/2020
4
ATL ATL
vs
CIN CIN
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
12Liam Hendriks
L. Hendriks
9/30/2020
5
OAK OAK
vs
CWS CWS
0
10.80
0
0
0
1.2
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
10
0
13Nate Pearson
N. Pearson
9/30/2020
5
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
14Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
9/30/2020
4
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
15Julio Urías
J. Urías
9/30/2020
5
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
16Lucas Sims
L. Sims
10/1/2020
4
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
17Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
10/6/2020
4
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
18Liam Hendriks
L. Hendriks
10/7/2020
4
OAK OAK
@
HOU HOU
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
19Cristian Javier
C. Javier
10/8/2020
4
HOU HOU
vs
OAK OAK
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
11
0
20Julio Urías
J. Urías
10/8/2020
6
LAD LAD
@
SDP SDP
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
21Diego Castillo
D. Castillo
10/9/2020
4
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
7
0
22Shane Greene
S. Greene
10/14/2020
4
ATL ATL
vs
LAD LAD
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
23Huascar Ynoa
H. Ynoa
10/14/2020
4
ATL ATL
vs
LAD LAD
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
18
0
24Julio Urías
J. Urías
10/27/2020
4
LAD LAD
vs
TBR TBR
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
25Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
10/7/2021
4
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
0
5.79
0
0
0
4.2
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
19
0
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HR

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R

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SO

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TEAMWLPCTGB
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66
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83
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.512
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83
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@
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WSH WSH
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CHC CHC
4:00 AM
Sun
3/29
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
4:00 AM
Mon
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@
PHI PHI
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Tue
3/31
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@
PHI PHI
4:00 AM
Last Game
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8

Final

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WSH Nationals

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66
.593
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.512
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Tue
9/16
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@
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9/16
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@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
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@
BOS BOS
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TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
DET DET
@
SDP SDP
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
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