Ian Happ has the most strikeouts in the NL Central this season, with 169 strikeouts.

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batters with most strikeouts nl central this regular season

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ian Happ I. Happ	169	2026	CHC	131	474	78	104	24	2	23	61	68	7	4	1	551	201	49	1	1	3	11	.219	.325	.424	.750	71	5.8	.329	110	6.6
2	Brandon Lowe B. Lowe	165	2026	PIT	126	495	78	123	26	1	27	80	50	2	2	0	554	232	54	0	7	0	5	.248	.316	.469	.785	75	10	.339	110	6.9
3	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	159	2026	CHC	135	516	93	143	27	7	33	83	71	11	32	7	602	283	67	1	3	6	2	.277	.374	.548	.923	108	37.4	.393	153	38.3
4	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	146	2026	CIN	104	365	34	75	16	0	19	57	42	5	0	1	415	148	35	0	3	1	5	.205	.294	.405	.699	46	-3.1	.307	90	-5
5	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	141	2026	CIN	116	462	78	124	23	5	21	60	54	2	23	8	521	220	49	0	3	0	6	.268	.345	.476	.822	79	17.1	.357	124	14.8
6	Bryan Reynolds B. Reynolds	140	2026	PIT	136	502	88	131	32	2	15	66	78	9	9	0	591	212	49	0	2	3	7	.261	.369	.422	.791	86	16.5	.351	118	13.1
7	Garrett Mitchell G. Mitchell	140	2026	MIL	121	382	56	100	26	3	9	55	52	5	12	6	441	159	38	1	1	2	4	.262	.357	.416	.773	61	9.2	.342	117	9.3
8	Brice Turang B. Turang	139	2026	MIL	124	487	80	125	28	3	17	78	72	0	18	5	565	210	48	4	2	3	7	.257	.351	.431	.782	79	12.4	.344	119	12.6
9	Jordan Walker J. Walker	137	2026	STL	132	514	85	149	29	0	27	97	43	4	18	5	564	259	56	0	3	1	11	.290	.348	.504	.851	90	23.4	.368	135	23.5
10	Michael Busch M. Busch	136	2026	CHC	133	504	61	123	23	2	17	68	77	12	2	1	597	201	42	0	4	1	9	.244	.355	.399	.754	81	10.1	.337	115	11
11	Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki	130	2026	CHC	117	446	78	122	28	0	22	77	63	4	3	0	516	216	50	0	3	4	9	.274	.366	.484	.851	83	21.7	.369	136	22.5
12	Sal Stewart S. Stewart	128	2026	CIN	135	517	77	136	24	0	29	102	57	4	12	4	586	247	53	0	8	5	14	.263	.336	.478	.814	85	15.6	.349	118	12.9
13	Jake Bauers J. Bauers	122	2026	MIL	120	403	78	111	19	2	23	75	73	3	10	4	481	203	44	0	2	4	5	.275	.389	.504	.892	84	27.2	.387	147	27.4
14	Matt McLain M. McLain	113	2026	CIN	111	361	49	69	17	0	13	35	45	5	16	3	415	125	30	3	1	0	3	.191	.289	.346	.635	39	-10.1	.286	76	-11.9
15	Oneil Cruz O. Cruz	112	2026	PIT	73	280	49	73	10	1	17	52	35	3	22	4	318	136	28	0	0	3	3	.261	.349	.486	.835	49	11.4	.361	125	9.6
16	Ivan Herrera I. Herrera	111	2026	STL	135	506	82	123	23	1	14	53	66	27	7	0	603	190	38	0	4	5	17	.243	.358	.375	.734	78	6.6	.330	109	6.8
17	Jackson Chourio J. Chourio	107	2026	MIL	100	412	68	116	22	0	19	55	37	2	14	4	452	195	41	0	1	5	6	.282	.343	.473	.816	66	13	.352	124	13.1
18	Dansby Swanson D. Swanson	106	2026	CHC	119	403	78	87	16	3	18	66	48	2	17	1	458	163	37	1	4	0	5	.216	.300	.404	.704	52	-2.5	.309	97	-1.9
19	Christian Yelich C. Yelich	106	2026	MIL	94	360	54	86	21	2	9	47	39	4	10	1	407	138	32	1	3	3	7	.239	.318	.383	.701	45	-2.6	.308	95	-2.5
20	Masyn Winn M. Winn	105	2026	STL	122	432	49	103	19	2	5	51	44	7	10	2	490	141	26	0	7	0	9	.238	.314	.326	.641	47	-10.6	.289	82	-10.5
21	Tyler Stephenson T. Stephenson	104	2026	CIN	106	335	34	83	17	0	13	47	40	2	0	1	381	139	30	0	4	1	5	.248	.328	.415	.743	48	3.1	.326	103	1.4
22	JJ Bleday	97	2026	CIN	107	379	51	83	14	2	21	51	62	3	6	5	446	164	37	0	2	1	5	.219	.332	.433	.765	60	7.2	.336	110	5.2
23	Esmerlyn Valdez E. Valdez	96	2026	PIT	64	213	36	52	13	1	15	42	38	1	0	1	255	112	29	0	3	0	6	.244	.357	.526	.883	43	12.8	.378	137	11.4
24	Alex Bregman A. Bregman	95	2026	CHC	132	524	75	132	25	1	19	70	66	8	3	1	604	216	45	0	6	2	15	.252	.341	.412	.753	79	7.8	.332	112	8.7
25	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	95	2026	STL	135	514	78	149	33	1	21	99	46	6	3	0	569	247	55	0	3	4	11	.290	.353	.481	.834	87	20.3	.361	130	20.5

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33

Crow-Armstrong

RBI

83

Crow-Armstrong

AVG

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Crow-Armstrong

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Imanaga

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Imanaga

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Team Rankings

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703

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1,035

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ERA

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	84	51	.622
Cubs	76	59	.563	8.0
Cardinals	68	68	.500	16.5
Pirates	65	71	.478	19.5
Reds	64	71	.474	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/30	CIN	@	CHC	7:20 PM
Mon 8/31	MIL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Tue 9/1	MIL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Wed 9/2	MIL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Thu 9/3	MIL	@	CHC	7:15 PM

Last Game

Reds

64 - 71

Final

Cubs

76 - 59

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.320

Arraez

.318

Alvarez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

161

Lopez

154

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

.555

García

.549

Goodman

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

37

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

1,338

Alvarez

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78-59

76-59

74-60

75-61

74-61

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51-84

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56-79

58-77

61-74

63-72

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	84	51	.622
Cubs	76	59	.563	8.0
Cardinals	68	68	.500	16.5
Pirates	65	71	.478	19.5
Reds	64	71	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	55	.596
Padres	72	63	.533	8.5
Diamondbacks	72	64	.529	9.0
Giants	55	80	.407	25.5
Rockies	52	83	.385	28.5

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Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	76	59	.563	4.5
Red Sox	74	61	.548	6.5
Orioles	66	69	.489	14.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	63	.533
Guardians	68	67	.504	4.0
Twins	64	72	.471	8.5
Tigers	63	72	.467	9.0
Royals	61	75	.449	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	67	.504
Rangers	66	69	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	71	.474	4.0
Athletics	53	82	.393	15.0
Angels	52	83	.385	16.0