cleveland guardians most pitcher strikeouts by a player in single game playoffs

Charles Nagy has struck out the most batters for the Cleveland Indians in a postseason game, with 12 strikeouts in Game 4 of the 1996 ALDS versus the Orioles.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Charles Nagy
C. Nagy
12
10/5/1996
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
27
0
2 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
11
10/6/1999
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
3 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
10
10/9/2001
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
4 Mike Clevinger
M. Clevinger
9
10/8/2018
CLE CLE
vs
HOU HOU
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
22
0
5 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9
10/25/2016
CLE CLE
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
6 Triston McKenzie
T. McKenzie
8
10/8/2022
CLE CLE
vs
TBR TBR
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
0
7 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
8
10/7/2022
CLE CLE
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
8 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
8
10/5/2017
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
1
9 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
8
10/15/1995
CLE CLE
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
10 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
7
10/14/2022
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
1
3.18
0
0
0
5.2
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
25
1
11 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
7
9/29/2020
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
13.50
0
0
0
4.2
9
7
7
2
2
0
0
0
25
0
12 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
7
10/8/2017
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
22
0
13 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
7
10/30/2016
CLE CLE
@
CHC CHC
L
1
6.75
0
0
0
4.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
18
0
14 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
7
10/18/2016
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
L
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
21
0
15 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
7
10/7/2016
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
27
0
16 Chuck Finley
C. Finley
7
10/15/2001
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
L
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
2
0
4
1
0
0
20
1
17 Jaret Wright
J. Wright
7
10/26/1997
CLE CLE
@
FLA FLA
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
2
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
26
0
18 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/11/1997
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
22
0
19 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/21/1995
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
23
0
20 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/11/1995
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
31
1
21 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/4/1995
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
28
1
22 Tanner Bibee
T. Bibee
6
10/5/2024
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
1
0.00
0
0
0
4.2
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
19
0
23 Sam Hentges
S. Hentges
6
10/8/2022
CLE CLE
vs
TBR TBR
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
24 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
6
9/30/2020
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
1
12.00
0
0
0
3.0
2
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
14
0
25 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
6
10/11/2017
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
7.36
0
0
0
3.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
17
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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HR

85

24th

R

312

27th

SO

737

18th

ERA

3.96

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
57
34
.626
Twins Twins
43
47
.478
13.5
Royals Royals
43
48
.473
14.0
Guardians Guardians
40
48
.455
15.5
White Sox White Sox
30
60
.333
26.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
7/7
CLE CLE
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Tue
7/8
CLE CLE
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Wed
7/9
CLE CLE
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Thu
7/10
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Fri
7/11
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
8:10 PM
Last Game
CLE Guardians

40 - 48

2

Final

7

DET Tigers

57 - 34

Sun 6 Jul 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
52
38
.578
Yankees Yankees
49
41
.544
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
57
34
.626
Twins Twins
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47
.478
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AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
55
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Mariners Mariners
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42
.533
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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
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37
.589
Mets Mets
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.571
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
54
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.600
Brewers Brewers
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40
.556
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
35
.615
Padres Padres
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41
.539
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
6/21
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
2-4
Sat
6/21
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
9-3
Sat
6/21
TEX TEX
@
PIT PIT
3-8
Sat
6/21
CWS CWS
@
TOR TOR
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Sat
6/21
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
3-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
7/7
TBR TBR
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
7/7
COL COL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
7/7
MIA MIA
@
CIN CIN
7:10 PM
Mon
7/7
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM
Mon
7/7
TOR TOR
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM