highest era in a game since 2010

Since 2010, 7 pitchers are tied for the highest ERA in a game, with an ERA of 216.00. The first three are Paolo Espino on July 18, 2023, Cody Bolton on May 29, 2023 and Matt Shoemaker on June 4, 2021.

Interpreted as:
highest era by a player in a regular-season game since 2010
NAME ERA DATE TM OPP DEC GS SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Paolo Espino
P. Espino
216.00
7/18/2023
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
2 Cody Bolton
C. Bolton
216.00
5/29/2023
PIT PIT
@
SFG SFG
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
9
0
3 Matt Shoemaker
M. Shoemaker
216.00
6/4/2021
MIN MIN
@
KCR KCR
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
4 Taylor Williams
T. Williams
216.00
6/4/2019
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
1
9
0
5 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
216.00
6/12/2015
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
2
2
0
0
0
9
0
6 Philip Humber
P. Humber
216.00
4/20/2013
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
8
8
8
1
1
0
0
0
10
0
7 Philip Humber
P. Humber
216.00
9/4/2012
CWS CWS
vs
MIN MIN
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
8 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
216.00
6/21/2011
SFG SFG
vs
MIN MIN
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
9
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
9 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
189.00
5/10/2025
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
3
7
7
1
3
1
0
0
8
0
10 Jhonathan Díaz
J. Díaz
189.00
9/15/2023
LAA LAA
vs
DET DET
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
7
7
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
11 Roansy Contreras
R. Contreras
189.00
6/7/2023
PIT PIT
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
7
7
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
12 Paolo Espino
P. Espino
189.00
10/4/2022
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
7
7
3
2
0
0
0
8
0
13 Tyler Rogers
T. Rogers
189.00
5/24/2022
SFG SFG
vs
NYM NYM
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
14 Spenser Watkins
S. Watkins
189.00
9/12/2021
BAL BAL
vs
TOR TOR
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
7
7
2
1
0
0
0
8
0
15 Matt Peacock
M. Peacock
189.00
5/1/2021
ARI ARI
vs
COL COL
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
7
7
1
1
0
0
0
8
0
16 Nestor Cortes
N. Cortes
189.00
8/14/2020
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
5
7
8
2
2
0
0
0
9
0
17 Wade Miley
W. Miley
189.00
9/10/2019
HOU HOU
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
7
7
0
1
0
0
0
9
0
18 Jimmy Yacabonis
J. Yacabonis
189.00
7/20/2019
BAL BAL
vs
BOS BOS
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
8
7
7
1
1
0
0
0
10
2
19 Felix Pena
F. Pena
189.00
7/29/2018
LAA LAA
vs
SEA SEA
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
7
7
0
2
0
0
0
9
1
20 T.J. McFarland
T.J. McFarland
189.00
8/20/2017
ARI ARI
@
MIN MIN
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
7
7
0
2
0
0
0
8
0
21 Glenn Sparkman
G. Sparkman
189.00
7/2/2017
TOR TOR
vs
BOS BOS
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
22 Tom Gorzelanny
T. Gorzelanny
189.00
7/3/2016
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
4
7
7
1
3
0
0
0
8
0
23 Tim Stauffer
T. Stauffer
189.00
5/28/2014
SDP SDP
@
ARI ARI
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
7
7
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
24 Jarred Cosart
J. Cosart
189.00
4/18/2014
HOU HOU
@
OAK OAK
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
3
7
7
2
4
0
0
0
8
1
25 Manny Acosta
M. Acosta
189.00
4/27/2012
NYM NYM
@
COL COL
L
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
7
7
1
2
1
0
0
9
0
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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Team Rankings

HR

85

21st

R

377

14th

SO

676

23rd

ERA

5.07

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
51
36
.586
Mets Mets
49
38
.563
2.0
Braves Braves
39
46
.459
11.0
Marlins Marlins
38
46
.452
11.5
Nationals Nationals
36
50
.419
14.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
7/3
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
7/4
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
11:05 AM
Sat
7/5
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sun
7/6
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Tue
7/8
WSH WSH
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Last Game
WSH Nationals

36 - 50

9

Final

4

DET Tigers

54 - 33

Wed 2 Jul 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
51
36
.586
Mets Mets
49
38
.563
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
51
35
.593
Brewers Brewers
48
38
.558
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
55
32
.632
Padres Padres
46
40
.535
8.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
48
38
.558
Blue Jays Blue Jays
48
38
.558
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
54
33
.621
Twins Twins
41
45
.477
12.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
52
34
.605
Mariners Mariners
45
41
.523
7.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
6/17
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
4-2
Tue
6/17
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
3-1
Tue
6/17
LAA LAA
@
NYY NYY
3-2
Tue
6/17
AZ AZ
@
TOR TOR
1-8
Tue
6/17
MIN MIN
@
CIN CIN
2-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
7/3
HOU HOU
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Thu
7/3
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
7/3
NYY NYY
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Thu
7/3
MIL MIL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Thu
7/3
LAA LAA
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM