most games with 8 or more strikeouts by a pitcher since 2000

Since 2000, Max Scherzer has the most games pitched when striking out 8+ batters, with 220 games.

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	NAME	G	SO	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	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	220	2,171	124	39	.761	220	2.29	12	5	0	1498.2	1,011	382	406	161	318	48	0	12	5,802	30	13.04	1.91	6.83	0.97	37.4	5.5	0.89	.274	2.44	6.07
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	188	1,777	117	28	.807	188	2.15	13	6	0	1308.1	879	313	340	120	275	34	0	7	5,060	38	12.22	1.89	6.46	0.83	35.1	5.4	0.88	.266	2.34	6.05
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	171	1,731	93	38	.710	170	2.12	12	3	0	1161.0	797	273	302	94	235	64	0	4	4,522	20	13.42	1.82	7.37	0.73	38.3	5.2	0.89	.293	2.34	6.18
4	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	170	1,636	114	25	.820	170	1.74	16	9	0	1208.1	769	234	263	80	210	20	0	6	4,549	34	12.19	1.56	7.79	0.60	36.0	4.6	0.81	.265	1.96	5.73
5	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	147	1,539	89	23	.795	146	2.22	29	12	0	1076.1	764	266	300	104	245	45	1	8	4,194	16	12.87	2.05	6.28	0.87	36.7	5.8	0.94	.292	2.51	6.39
6	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	143	1,388	80	23	.777	143	2.36	5	4	0	926.0	618	243	269	93	199	19	0	1	3,555	28	13.49	1.93	6.97	0.90	39.0	5.6	0.88	.283	2.61	6.01
7	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	133	1,301	66	28	.702	133	1.86	2	1	0	878.0	553	181	199	74	158	12	0	7	3,304	19	13.34	1.62	8.23	0.76	39.4	4.8	0.81	.272	2.04	5.67
8	CC Sabathia	126	1,153	80	20	.800	126	2.20	21	9	0	914.1	722	224	249	65	208	27	0	6	3,623	14	11.35	2.05	5.54	0.64	31.8	5.7	1.02	.303	2.45	7.11
9	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	124	1,141	66	20	.767	124	1.80	14	6	0	906.2	600	181	197	43	189	26	0	2	3,471	57	11.33	1.88	6.04	0.43	32.9	5.4	0.87	.269	1.96	5.96
10	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	121	1,167	59	33	.641	121	2.55	1	1	0	803.1	547	228	239	97	205	26	0	2	3,149	31	13.07	2.30	5.69	1.09	37.1	6.5	0.94	.272	2.68	6.13
11	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	116	1,050	68	17	.800	116	2.45	6	3	0	800.0	620	218	235	67	141	10	0	3	3,113	24	11.81	1.59	7.45	0.75	33.7	4.5	0.95	.300	2.64	6.98
12	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	115	1,051	65	20	.765	115	2.12	6	2	0	818.1	591	193	208	71	171	27	0	12	3,186	10	11.56	1.88	6.15	0.78	33.0	5.4	0.93	.279	2.29	6.50
13	A.J. Burnett	113	1,038	47	37	.560	113	2.89	9	4	0	777.2	605	250	273	54	272	40	0	6	3,193	42	12.01	3.15	3.82	0.62	32.5	8.5	1.13	.308	3.16	7.00
14	Aaron Nola A. Nola	106	963	60	20	.750	106	2.33	5	4	0	707.1	496	183	196	73	144	20	0	5	2,748	6	12.25	1.83	6.69	0.93	35.0	5.2	0.90	.273	2.49	6.31
15	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	105	1,043	64	15	.810	105	1.88	14	6	0	761.2	481	159	171	56	155	35	0	2	2,915	15	12.32	1.83	6.73	0.66	35.8	5.3	0.84	.261	2.02	5.68
16	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	104	958	58	21	.734	104	2.17	6	2	0	718.0	479	173	183	60	180	22	0	3	2,778	9	12.01	2.26	5.32	0.75	34.5	6.5	0.92	.269	2.29	6.00
17	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	103	997	60	16	.789	103	2.25	2	2	0	689.0	480	172	187	63	133	29	0	6	2,666	13	13.02	1.74	7.50	0.82	37.4	5.0	0.89	.289	2.44	6.27
18	Robbie Ray R. Ray	102	957	45	23	.662	101	3.14	1	1	0	610.0	464	213	224	81	223	22	0	7	2,502	27	14.12	3.29	4.29	1.20	38.2	8.9	1.13	.314	3.30	6.85
19	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	100	944	52	26	.667	100	2.75	14	3	0	735.2	559	225	236	84	131	17	0	6	2,873	14	11.55	1.60	7.21	1.03	32.9	4.6	0.94	.280	2.89	6.84
20	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	98	905	52	17	.754	98	1.95	4	3	0	651.0	438	141	159	47	129	23	0	2	2,511	11	12.51	1.78	7.02	0.65	36.0	5.1	0.87	.278	2.20	6.06
21	David Price D. Price	95	902	58	18	.763	95	2.18	8	2	0	686.1	516	166	181	54	126	11	0	2	2,674	18	11.83	1.65	7.16	0.71	33.7	4.7	0.94	.292	2.37	6.77
22	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	93	915	59	12	.831	93	2.01	14	6	0	688.1	460	154	168	52	115	23	0	4	2,610	12	11.96	1.50	7.96	0.68	35.1	4.4	0.84	.271	2.20	6.01
23	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	91	862	51	13	.797	91	2.13	6	4	0	637.0	447	151	157	36	200	16	0	3	2,529	36	12.18	2.83	4.31	0.51	34.1	7.9	1.02	.290	2.22	6.32
24	Jon Lester J. Lester	91	842	60	13	.822	91	1.83	9	3	0	638.1	430	130	146	32	153	14	0	2	2,449	19	11.87	2.16	5.50	0.45	34.4	6.2	0.91	.283	2.06	6.06
25	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	90	822	46	16	.742	90	2.04	3	2	0	585.1	409	133	144	50	116	2	0	3	2,262	12	12.64	1.78	7.09	0.77	36.3	5.1	0.90	.282	2.21	6.29

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31

Abrams

RBI

99

Abrams

AVG

.285

Ruiz

Team Pitching Leaders

13

Cavalli

200

Cavalli

ERA

3.02

Cavalli

Team Rankings

203

5th

798

3rd

1,227

25th

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4.66

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	83	.468	19.0
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 9/22	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 9/23	WSH	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 9/25	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Sat 9/26	NYM	@	WSH	4:05 PM

Last Game

Nationals

73 - 83

Final

Cardinals

76 - 80

Sun 20 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

107

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Alvarez

.313

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

185

Lopez

183

Arraez

173

Tatis

Run Leaders

118

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

103

Wood

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.397

Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.597

Alvarez

.578

Crow-Armstrong

.532

García

SB Leaders

46

Simpson

46

Nuñez

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.62

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

29

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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Ohtani

1,983.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,745

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,488

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

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88-68

87-69

85-71

84-72

83-73

Worst Record ATS

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66-90

67-89

72-84

73-83

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	83	.468	19.0
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	58	.628
Cubs	87	69	.558	11.0
Pirates	79	77	.506	19.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	22.0
Reds	72	84	.462	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	96	60	.615
Padres	87	69	.558	9.0
Diamondbacks	82	74	.526	14.0
Giants	64	92	.410	32.0
Rockies	57	99	.365	39.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	95	60	.613
Yankees - x	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	79	.494	18.5
Orioles	75	81	.481	20.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	81	75	.519
White Sox	80	76	.513	1.0
Twins	73	83	.468	8.0
Tigers	73	83	.468	8.0
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	78	78	.500
Astros	77	79	.494	1.0
Mariners	73	83	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	95	.391	17.0
Angels	60	96	.385	18.0