last pitcher to strike out more than 10 in a playoff game

Gavin Williams got 12 strikeouts in Game 5 of the 2026 ALDS against the White Sox yesterday.

NAMEDATESOTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Gavin Williams
G. Williams
10/10/2026
12
CLE CLE
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
21
0
2Gavin Williams
G. Williams
10/5/2026
11
CLE CLE
vs
CWS CWS
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
21
0
3Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
10/29/2025
12
TOR TOR
@
LAD LAD
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
24
0
4Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
10/10/2025
13
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
5Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
10/5/2025
11
TOR TOR
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
6Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
10/2/2025
12
NYY NYY
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
7Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
9/30/2025
11
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
26
0
8Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
9/30/2025
14
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
28
0
9Michael King
M. King
10/1/2024
12
SDP SDP
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
10Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
10/19/2022
11
HOU HOU
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
24
0
11Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
10/12/2020
11
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
4
2
0
1
0
0
28
0
12Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
10/1/2020
13
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
13Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
9/30/2020
12
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
27
0
14Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
9/29/2020
13
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
1
15Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
10/15/2019
12
WSH WSH
vs
STL STL
W
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
4
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
16Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
10/14/2019
12
WSH WSH
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
17Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10/12/2019
11
WSH WSH
@
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
18Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
10/12/2019
11
STL STL
vs
WSH WSH
L
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
30
0
19Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10/5/2019
15
HOU HOU
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
20Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10/6/2018
12
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
21Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
10/24/2017
11
LAD LAD
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
22Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
10/14/2017
13
HOU HOU
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
23Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
10/11/2017
12
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
24Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
10/11/2016
11
LAD LAD
vs
WSH WSH
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
25Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10/9/2015
13
NYM NYM
@
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
27
0
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Team Batting Leaders

HR

2

Ramírez

José Ramírez

RBI

7

Ramírez

José Ramírez

AVG

.500

Genao

Angel Genao
Team Pitching Leaders

W

1

Williams

Gavin Williams

K

24

Williams

Gavin Williams

ERA

0.00

Gaddis

Hunter Gaddis
Team Rankings

HR

162

27th

R

678

24th

SO

1,530

3rd

ERA

3.77

8th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/12
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/13
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Thu
10/15
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Fri
10/16
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Sat
10/17
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Last Game
CWS White Sox

2 - 3

0

Final

2

CLE Guardians

3 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

Ben Rice

3

Muncy

Max Muncy

2

Contreras

William Contreras
Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

Ben Rice

7

Ramírez

José Ramírez

6

Chourio

Jackson Chourio
Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

Tyrone Taylor

.500

Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

.500

Genao

Angel Genao
Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

Michael Harris II

8

Rice

Ben Rice

8

Meidroth

Chase Meidroth
Playoffs Run Leaders

6

Ramírez

José Ramírez

5

Vargas

Miguel Vargas

5

Rice

Ben Rice
Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

Gary Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

Tyrone Taylor

.600

Halpin

Petey Halpin
Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Vilade

Ryan Vilade

1.333

Velázquez

Nelson Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Gavin Sheets
Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

3

Acuña

Ronald Acuña Jr.

2

Merrill

Jackson Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Lee

Dylan Lee

1

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

1

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

24

Williams

Gavin Williams

19

Sale

Chris Sale

18

Burke

Sean Burke
Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

Roki Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0.00

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

0.00

VanWey

Logan VanWey

0.00

Kelly

Kevin Kelly
Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

Hunter Brown

27.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Tanner Bibee
Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

Chris Sale

18.00

Burke

Sean Burke

13.00

Fried

Max Fried
Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0

Warren

Will Warren

0

Duran

Jhoan Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

Ben Rice

107

Williams

Gavin Williams

103.7

Ramírez

José Ramírez
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

88

Rice

Ben Rice

76

Harris

Michael Harris II

75

Ramírez

José Ramírez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

97-72

Padres

96-72

Nationals

91-71

Cardinals

88-74

Twins

87-75

Orioles

85-76
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

60-102

Phillies

69-96

Dodgers

72-94

Mets

75-87

Rangers

75-87

Red Sox

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves - y
94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies - w
88
74
.543
6.0
Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
14.0
Nationals Nationals
77
85
.475
17.0
Mets Mets
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - y
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
Pirates Pirates
82
80
.506
21.0
Cardinals Cardinals
77
85
.475
26.0
Reds Reds
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers - y
100
62
.617
Padres Padres - w
91
71
.562
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
86
76
.531
14.0
Giants Giants
65
97
.401
35.0
Rockies Rockies
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
Yankees Yankees - w
93
68
.578
4.5
Red Sox Red Sox - w
87
75
.537
11.0
Orioles Orioles
79
82
.491
18.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians - y
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox - w
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros - y
81
81
.500
Rangers Rangers
80
82
.494
1.0
Mariners Mariners
76
86
.469
5.0
Athletics Athletics
64
98
.395
17.0
Angels Angels
62
100
.383
19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
9/14
SDP SDP
@
COL COL
8-7
Tue
9/15
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
4-0
Tue
9/15
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
6-7
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
5-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/11
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
10/12
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Mon
10/12
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/13
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Wed
10/14
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM