6 pitchers are tied for fanning the most batters in a game before the 6th inning, with 13 strikeouts. The first three are Shohei Ohtani on May 3, 2023, Jacob deGrom on September 18, 2022 and Max Scherzer on May 6, 2018.
| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | |||
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| 1 |  | S. Ohtani | 13 | 5/3/2023 | @ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | J. deGrom | 13 | 9/18/2022 | vs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | M. Scherzer | 13 | 5/6/2018 | vs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 |  | A. Cobb | 13 | 5/10/2013 | vs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | Z. Greinke | 13 | 9/25/2012 | vs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | R. Johnson | 13 | 7/4/2001 | @ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Johnson | 13 | 6/24/1997 | vs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | R. Johnson | 13 | 9/27/1992 | @ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Misiorowski | 12 | 7/26/2026 | vs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | I. Seymour | 12 | 7/7/2026 | vs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | C. Schlittler | 12 | 6/19/2026 | vs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | D. Cease | 12 | 4/20/2026 | @ | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | J. Misiorowski | 12 | 7/8/2025 | vs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | F. Valdez | 12 | 6/12/2025 | vs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | E. Rodriguez | 12 | 4/5/2025 | @ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | M. Gore | 12 | 3/27/2025 | vs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Detmers | 12 | 9/27/2024 | vs | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | B. Snell | 12 | 7/27/2024 | vs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | M. King | 12 | 6/12/2024 | vs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | J. Flaherty | 12 | 4/30/2024 | vs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | J. Ryan | 12 | 4/13/2024 | @ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | S. Strider | 12 | 7/20/2023 | vs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | T. Glasnow | 12 | 6/25/2023 | vs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | E. Cabrera | 12 | 4/29/2023 | vs | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | F. Valdez | 12 | 7/3/2022 | vs | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Guardians - y | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |
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