12 pitchers are tied for striking out the most batters in a game before the 5th inning, with 11 strikeouts. The first three are Jacob Misiorowski on July 26, Brayan Bello on July 9, 2024 and Dylan Cease on May 12, 2022.
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MLB player most pitching strikeouts before the 5th inning in a regular-season game| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Misiorowski | 11 | 7/26/2026 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | B. Bello | 11 | 7/9/2024 | vs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | D. Cease | 11 | 5/12/2022 | vs | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | A. Nola | 11 | 6/25/2021 | @ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | Y. Darvish | 11 | 9/17/2019 | vs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | C. Rodón | 11 | 7/25/2017 | @ | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | M. Scherzer | 11 | 6/6/2017 | @ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Arrieta | 11 | 6/5/2016 | vs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | A. Cobb | 11 | 5/10/2013 | vs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | Z. Greinke | 11 | 9/25/2012 | vs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | R. Johnson | 11 | 7/4/2001 | @ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | R. Johnson | 11 | 6/3/2001 | vs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | N. Ryan | 11 | 4/8/1978 | vs | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | S. Burke | 10 | 7/30/2026 | vs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | T. Bradley | 10 | 7/1/2026 | @ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | C. Schlittler | 10 | 6/19/2026 | vs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | K. Harrison | 10 | 6/2/2026 | vs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Ragans | 10 | 4/25/2026 | vs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | J. Misiorowski | 10 | 3/26/2026 | vs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | L. Webb | 10 | 7/30/2025 | vs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Misiorowski | 10 | 7/8/2025 | vs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | F. Valdez | 10 | 6/12/2025 | vs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | J. deGrom | 10 | 5/10/2025 | @ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | M. Meyer | 10 | 4/21/2025 | vs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | E. Rodriguez | 10 | 4/5/2025 | @ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 53 | .583 | ||
69 | 58 | .543 | 5.0 | |
64 | 63 | .504 | 10.0 | |
60 | 67 | .472 | 14.0 | |
58 | 70 | .453 | 16.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
78 | 48 | .619 | ||
74 | 54 | .578 | 5.0 | |
65 | 62 | .512 | 13.5 | |
63 | 66 | .488 | 16.5 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 18.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 51 | .598 | ||
68 | 60 | .531 | 8.5 | |
67 | 61 | .523 | 9.5 | |
51 | 74 | .408 | 24.0 | |
50 | 76 | .397 | 25.5 |
Padres| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 50 | .600 | ||
70 | 55 | .560 | 5.0 | |
68 | 59 | .535 | 8.0 | |
62 | 65 | .488 | 14.0 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
66 | 60 | .524 | ||
63 | 65 | .492 | 4.0 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 5.0 | |
61 | 66 | .480 | 5.5 | |
53 | 74 | .417 | 13.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 63 | .500 | ||
62 | 64 | .492 | 1.0 | |
59 | 67 | .468 | 4.0 | |
50 | 76 | .397 | 13.0 | |
49 | 77 | .389 | 14.0 |
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