most games of 8 or more strikeouts by a pitcher 2024

Chris Sale had the most games pitched with 8+ strikeouts in 2024, with 15 games.

	NAME	G	SO	SEASON	TM	W	L	W%	GS	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	Chris Sale C. Sale	15	142	2024	ATL	10	2	.833	15	1.43	0	0	0	94.1	68	15	16	2	17	4	0	0	366	2	13.55	1.62	8.35	0.19	38.8	4.6	0.90	.328	1.53	6.49
2	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	13	115	2024	PIT	8	2	.800	13	1.76	0	0	0	81.2	50	16	16	8	12	3	0	0	303	1	12.67	1.32	9.58	0.88	38.0	4.0	0.76	.255	1.76	5.51
3	Dylan Cease D. Cease	13	120	2024	SDP	9	3	.750	13	1.79	1	1	0	85.2	44	17	17	5	18	2	0	0	313	3	12.61	1.89	6.67	0.53	38.3	5.8	0.72	.232	1.79	4.62
4	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	13	126	2024	LAD	7	3	.700	13	2.41	0	0	0	86.0	53	23	24	8	16	0	0	0	322	7	13.19	1.67	7.88	0.84	39.1	5.0	0.80	.262	2.51	5.55
5	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	13	119	2024	DET	9	1	.900	13	2.56	0	0	0	84.1	56	24	24	8	13	3	0	0	322	1	12.70	1.39	9.15	0.85	37.0	4.0	0.82	.268	2.56	5.98
6	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	13	117	2024	PHI	6	4	.600	13	1.72	0	0	0	83.2	48	16	20	6	22	3	0	0	321	3	12.59	2.37	5.32	0.65	36.4	6.9	0.84	.243	2.15	5.16
7	Garrett Crochet G. Crochet	13	123	2024	CWS	3	5	.375	13	2.34	0	0	0	73.0	52	19	20	4	11	2	0	0	283	0	15.16	1.36	11.18	0.49	43.5	3.9	0.86	.336	2.47	6.41
8	Sonny Gray S. Gray	12	110	2024	STL	7	3	.700	12	3.95	0	0	0	73.0	57	32	35	11	17	1	0	0	291	2	13.56	2.10	6.47	1.36	37.8	5.8	1.01	.303	4.32	7.03
9	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	11	97	2024	SEA	2	2	.500	11	1.93	1	0	0	74.2	43	16	20	6	8	2	0	0	277	5	11.69	0.96	12.13	0.72	35.0	2.9	0.68	.226	2.41	5.18
10	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	11	101	2024	BOS	3	4	.429	10	2.11	0	0	0	68.1	35	16	17	9	11	0	0	1	250	2	13.30	1.45	9.18	1.19	40.4	4.4	0.67	.202	2.24	4.61
11	Cole Ragans C. Ragans	11	101	2024	KCR	4	3	.571	11	2.57	0	0	0	66.2	41	19	20	6	24	3	0	1	266	4	13.64	3.24	4.21	0.81	38.0	9.0	0.98	.265	2.70	5.53
12	Blake Snell B. Snell	10	100	2024	SFG	5	0	1.000	10	0.83	1	1	0	65.1	26	6	6	1	17	0	0	0	235	2	13.78	2.34	5.88	0.14	42.6	7.2	0.66	.214	0.83	3.58
13	Seth Lugo S. Lugo	10	92	2024	KCR	7	0	1.000	10	1.20	0	0	0	67.1	41	9	9	4	15	0	0	0	254	1	12.30	2.00	6.13	0.53	36.2	5.9	0.83	.259	1.20	5.48
14	Bailey Ober B. Ober	10	93	2024	MIN	7	0	1.000	10	1.32	1	0	0	68.0	31	10	12	7	15	0	0	0	248	0	12.31	1.99	6.20	0.93	37.5	6.0	0.68	.180	1.59	4.10
15	Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi	10	96	2024	TOT	3	2	.600	10	2.30	0	0	0	58.2	45	15	17	6	14	1	0	0	235	2	14.73	2.15	6.86	0.92	40.9	6.0	1.01	.331	2.61	6.90
16	Pablo López P. López	9	85	2024	MIN	8	1	.889	9	1.87	0	0	0	57.2	44	12	16	5	10	2	0	0	228	1	13.27	1.56	8.50	0.78	37.3	4.4	0.94	.310	2.50	6.87
17	Brandon Pfaadt B. Pfaadt	9	86	2024	ARI	5	0	1.000	9	2.89	0	0	0	56.0	44	18	19	5	12	0	0	0	222	1	13.82	1.93	7.17	0.80	38.7	5.4	1.00	.328	3.05	7.07
18	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	9	79	2024	NYY	4	3	.571	9	4.47	0	0	0	52.1	37	26	28	12	13	3	0	0	209	1	13.59	2.24	6.08	2.06	37.8	6.2	0.96	.245	4.82	6.36
19	Jack Flaherty J. Flaherty	9	85	2024	TOT	5	1	.833	9	2.78	0	0	0	55.0	42	17	19	8	12	1	0	0	218	1	13.91	1.96	7.08	1.31	39.0	5.5	0.98	.304	3.11	6.87
20	MacKenzie Gore M. Gore	9	83	2024	WSH	5	1	.833	9	1.31	0	0	0	55.0	35	8	10	2	11	2	0	0	209	4	13.58	1.80	7.55	0.33	39.7	5.3	0.84	.297	1.64	5.73
21	Sean Manaea S. Manaea	9	85	2024	NYM	4	1	.800	9	2.87	0	0	0	59.2	33	19	20	8	12	2	0	0	225	1	12.82	1.81	7.08	1.21	37.8	5.3	0.75	.212	3.02	4.98
22	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	9	79	2024	MIL	5	0	1.000	9	1.34	0	0	0	53.2	28	8	8	5	15	0	0	0	202	3	13.25	2.52	5.27	0.84	39.1	7.4	0.80	.223	1.34	4.70
23	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	8	72	2024	HOU	7	1	.875	8	1.68	1	0	0	53.2	34	10	10	2	9	0	0	0	198	0	12.07	1.51	8.00	0.34	36.4	4.5	0.80	.278	1.68	5.70
24	Michael King M. King	8	77	2024	SDP	3	3	.500	8	2.16	0	0	0	50.0	35	12	13	1	12	1	0	0	196	0	13.86	2.16	6.42	0.18	39.3	6.1	0.94	.324	2.34	6.30
25	Aaron Nola A. Nola	8	71	2024	PHI	4	1	.800	8	2.25	1	1	0	56.0	37	14	14	8	6	0	0	0	211	0	11.41	0.96	11.83	1.29	33.6	2.8	0.77	.230	2.25	5.95

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Team Batting Leaders

38

Olson

RBI

83

Harris

AVG

.288

Harris

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Sale

190

Sale

ERA

2.18

Sale

Team Rankings

187

8th

689

8th

1,253

13th

ERA

3.56

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	61	.591
Phillies	82	67	.550	6.0
Marlins	73	76	.490	15.0
Mets	69	79	.466	18.5
Nationals	69	81	.460	19.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Mon 9/14	ATL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Tue 9/15	ATL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Wed 9/16	ATL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Fri 9/18	ATL	@	HOU	8:10 PM

Last Game

Phillies

82 - 67

Final

Braves

88 - 61

Sat 12 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

106

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.310

Lopez

Hit Leaders

179

Lopez

177

Arraez

171

Díaz

Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

100

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Bauers

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

.566

Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

228

Williams

227

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.92

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,900

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,424

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

84-64

83-65

84-66

83-66

80-68

79-69

Worst Record ATS

57-92

60-88

63-86

67-82

69-80

70-79

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	61	.591
Phillies	82	67	.550	6.0
Marlins	73	76	.490	15.0
Mets	69	79	.466	18.5
Nationals	69	81	.460	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	56	.624
Cubs	83	66	.557	10.0
Pirates	74	75	.497	19.0
Cardinals	73	76	.490	20.0
Reds	69	79	.466	23.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	90	58	.608
Padres	80	68	.541	10.0
Diamondbacks	79	70	.530	11.5
Giants	62	87	.416	28.5
Rockies	55	93	.372	35.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	89	59	.601
Yankees	85	63	.574	4.0
Red Sox	81	68	.544	8.5
Blue Jays	74	75	.497	15.5
Orioles	72	77	.483	17.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	76	72	.514
Guardians	75	74	.503	1.5
Twins	70	78	.473	6.0
Tigers	69	79	.466	7.0
Royals	66	83	.443	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	74	.503
Rangers	73	76	.490	2.0
Mariners	70	79	.470	5.0
Athletics	60	89	.403	15.0
Angels	56	92	.378	18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	6-0
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	6-2
Sat 8/29	CIN	@	CHC	5-17
Sat 8/29	SEA	@	TOR	3-4
Sat 8/29	AZ	@	SFG	7-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	COL	@	DET	12:10 PM
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1:37 PM

Chris Sale had the most games pitched with 8+ strikeouts in 2024, with 15 games.

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100

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179

177

171

111

102

100

.427

.395

.393

.590

.566

.554

46

41

40

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

17

17

15

236

228

227

1.95

2.01

2.18

0.80

0.88

0.92

13.17

12.66

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5.93

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31

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,264.8

2,156.2

1,900

1,634

1,592.6

1,424

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