current pitchers with most strikeouts in 5 most recent starts

Justin Verlander has 550 games started in his career.

	NAME	GS	SO	G	W	L	W%	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	550	3,554	550	265	154	.632	3.28	26	9	0	3548.2	3,005	1,293	1,402	365	998	118	0	27	14,503	98	9.01	2.53	3.56	0.93	24.5	6.9	1.13	.279	3.56	7.62
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	483	3,525	491	221	123	.642	3.26	12	5	0	3008.1	2,479	1,091	1,164	363	801	115	2	20	12,189	82	10.55	2.40	4.40	1.09	28.9	6.6	1.09	.287	3.48	7.42
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	334	2,756	397	158	94	.627	2.91	17	4	11	2207.2	1,777	713	770	219	502	141	23	14	8,868	47	11.24	2.05	5.49	0.89	31.1	5.7	1.03	.297	3.14	7.24
4	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	332	2,356	332	159	86	.649	3.17	8	5	0	2041.2	1,695	718	769	225	516	63	0	7	8,214	58	10.39	2.27	4.57	0.99	28.7	6.3	1.08	.291	3.39	7.47
5	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	344	2,103	376	119	119	.500	3.76	4	2	0	2039.2	1,951	852	912	243	559	37	10	11	8,505	63	9.28	2.47	3.76	1.07	24.7	6.6	1.23	.307	4.02	8.61
6	Sonny Gray S. Gray	350	2,053	358	141	102	.580	3.46	7	5	0	2042.2	1,774	786	859	205	644	60	2	4	8,434	105	9.05	2.84	3.19	0.90	24.3	7.6	1.18	.287	3.78	7.82
7	Aaron Nola A. Nola	312	2,029	312	114	99	.535	3.92	6	4	0	1858.2	1,673	810	851	249	498	57	0	18	7,655	20	9.82	2.41	4.07	1.21	26.5	6.5	1.17	.295	4.12	8.10
8	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	272	2,010	272	105	73	.590	2.70	4	2	0	1664.2	1,285	499	536	162	380	25	0	16	6,562	33	10.87	2.05	5.29	0.88	30.6	5.8	1.00	.282	2.90	6.95
9	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	305	1,968	305	123	80	.606	3.29	5	3	0	1852.2	1,572	677	731	185	528	79	0	14	7,585	43	9.56	2.56	3.73	0.90	25.9	7.0	1.13	.287	3.55	7.64
10	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	364	1,923	383	113	139	.448	4.46	7	2	3	2111.2	2,242	1,046	1,122	290	646	56	8	24	9,078	66	8.20	2.75	2.98	1.24	21.2	7.1	1.37	.317	4.78	9.56
11	Robbie Ray R. Ray	284	1,856	288	99	87	.532	3.84	2	1	0	1573.2	1,353	672	723	232	669	52	1	19	6,647	65	10.61	3.83	2.77	1.33	27.9	10.1	1.28	.292	4.13	7.74
12	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	361	1,836	379	115	112	.507	3.76	2	2	0	2116.0	2,052	884	955	221	650	59	3	23	8,877	76	7.81	2.76	2.82	0.94	20.7	7.3	1.28	.300	4.06	8.73
13	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	311	1,624	324	112	88	.560	3.79	5	3	0	1808.1	1,736	761	801	202	486	60	4	16	7,533	59	8.08	2.42	3.34	1.01	21.6	6.5	1.23	.297	3.99	8.64
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	263	1,599	266	87	93	.483	3.63	1	0	0	1528.1	1,332	616	675	195	487	53	2	9	6,338	20	9.42	2.87	3.28	1.15	25.2	7.7	1.19	.284	3.97	7.84
15	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	309	1,552	329	117	81	.591	3.79	2	2	0	1771.1	1,686	745	792	209	532	45	4	18	7,411	47	7.89	2.70	2.92	1.06	20.9	7.2	1.25	.291	4.02	8.57
16	José Berríos J. Berríos	265	1,481	267	108	79	.578	3.96	5	1	0	1542.2	1,427	679	730	214	457	93	0	7	6,455	32	8.64	2.67	3.24	1.25	22.9	7.1	1.22	.288	4.26	8.33
17	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	236	1,467	240	97	72	.574	3.65	3	1	0	1336.0	1,113	542	588	162	505	66	1	5	5,595	67	9.88	3.40	2.90	1.09	26.2	9.0	1.21	.280	3.96	7.50
18	Blake Snell B. Snell	224	1,466	224	83	62	.572	3.09	1	1	0	1178.0	902	405	441	110	526	12	0	6	4,869	87	11.20	4.02	2.79	0.84	30.1	10.8	1.21	.287	3.37	6.89
19	Dylan Cease D. Cease	213	1,448	213	74	63	.540	3.68	4	4	0	1165.2	947	477	526	131	495	38	0	9	4,905	60	11.18	3.82	2.93	1.01	29.5	10.1	1.24	.292	4.06	7.31
20	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	258	1,416	264	108	67	.617	3.91	0	0	0	1456.2	1,398	633	671	175	499	31	1	9	6,181	17	8.75	3.08	2.84	1.08	22.9	8.1	1.30	.301	4.15	8.64
21	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	0	1,389	777	57	30	.655	1.85	0	0	347	773.0	408	159	177	39	320	26	517	5	3,055	76	16.17	3.73	4.34	0.45	45.5	10.5	0.94	.288	2.06	4.75
22	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	213	1,353	250	70	77	.476	4.41	2	0	3	1222.1	1,108	599	626	195	426	33	11	5	5,140	52	9.96	3.14	3.18	1.44	26.3	8.3	1.25	.291	4.61	8.16
23	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	0	1,319	774	51	29	.638	2.24	0	0	403	787.0	484	196	211	72	226	27	587	18	3,088	20	15.08	2.58	5.84	0.82	42.7	7.3	0.90	.285	2.41	5.53
24	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	0	1,317	735	56	36	.609	2.34	0	0	374	727.2	418	189	208	61	287	32	560	12	2,905	66	16.29	3.55	4.59	0.75	45.3	9.9	0.97	.296	2.57	5.17
25	Sean Manaea S. Manaea	223	1,304	267	83	71	.539	4.08	3	3	0	1365.1	1,265	619	672	191	383	75	10	4	5,713	37	8.60	2.52	3.40	1.26	22.8	6.7	1.21	.286	4.43	8.34

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Team Batting Leaders

26

Dingler

RBI

82

Dingler

AVG

.276

McGonigle

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Montero

116

Skubal

ERA

1.86

Melton

Team Rankings

155

16th

593

18th

1,086

21st

ERA

3.58

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	71	63	.530
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.5
Twins	64	71	.474	7.5
Tigers	62	72	.463	9.0
Royals	61	75	.449	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	LAD	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 8/30	LAD	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 8/31	DET	@	MIN	7:40 PM
Tue 9/1	DET	@	MIN	7:40 PM
Wed 9/2	DET	@	MIN	7:40 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

81 - 54

Final

Tigers

62 - 72

Fri 28 Aug 2026

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

.557

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

2,228.2

Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,565.6

Ohtani

1,425

Crow-Armstrong

1,338

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

81-53

78-59

76-59

74-60

75-61

74-61

Worst Record ATS

51-84

54-81

56-79

58-77

61-74

63-72

MLB 2026 Standings

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	54	.600
Padres	72	63	.533	9.0
Diamondbacks	72	64	.529	9.5
Giants	55	80	.407	26.0
Rockies	52	83	.385	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	76	58	.567	4.0
Red Sox	73	61	.545	7.0
Orioles	66	69	.489	14.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	71	63	.530
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.5
Twins	64	71	.474	7.5
Tigers	62	72	.463	9.0
Royals	61	75	.449	11.0
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

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/14	STL	@	CHC	0-3
Fri 8/14	MIA	@	CIN	0-1
Fri 8/14	BOS	@	PIT	4-8
Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	9-5
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sat 8/29	LAD	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/29	CWS	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	2:15 PM
Sat 8/29	CIN	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Justin Verlander has 550 games started in his career.

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1,875.1

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