most games with 9 or more strikeouts by a pitcher since 1995

Since 1995, Randy Johnson has the most games pitched when striking out 9+ batters, with 189 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	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	189	2,207	121	31	.796	188	2.12	50	20	0	1433.1	973	338	379	120	359	55	1	13	5,597	27	13.86	2.25	6.15	0.75	39.4	6.4	0.93	.299	2.38	6.11
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	170	1,771	97	27	.782	170	2.16	11	4	0	1178.1	753	283	301	122	224	35	0	11	4,500	22	13.53	1.71	7.91	0.93	39.4	5.0	0.83	.269	2.30	5.75
3	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	151	1,628	90	31	.744	151	1.74	34	13	0	1145.0	716	221	244	72	245	45	0	8	4,384	22	12.80	1.93	6.64	0.57	37.1	5.6	0.84	.269	1.92	5.63
4	Chris Sale C. Sale	134	1,435	71	29	.710	133	1.89	11	3	0	930.0	588	195	219	64	175	51	0	3	3,572	19	13.89	1.69	8.20	0.62	40.2	4.9	0.82	.284	2.12	5.69
5	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	121	1,244	79	21	.790	121	1.78	15	8	0	870.2	546	172	190	60	146	14	0	3	3,263	25	12.86	1.51	8.52	0.62	38.1	4.5	0.79	.270	1.96	5.64
6	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	119	1,288	78	26	.750	119	2.26	32	9	0	918.2	647	231	243	85	145	13	0	7	3,517	17	12.62	1.42	8.88	0.83	36.6	4.1	0.86	.283	2.38	6.34
7	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	113	1,177	75	10	.882	113	2.01	11	6	0	787.2	495	176	191	74	151	22	0	4	3,013	24	13.45	1.73	7.79	0.85	39.1	5.0	0.82	.265	2.18	5.66
8	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	97	1,013	50	19	.725	97	1.85	2	1	0	647.1	409	133	150	54	116	4	0	7	2,437	16	14.08	1.61	8.73	0.75	41.6	4.8	0.81	.284	2.09	5.69
9	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	91	972	55	10	.846	91	2.13	5	4	0	601.1	377	142	161	60	105	10	0	1	2,271	19	14.55	1.57	9.26	0.90	42.8	4.6	0.80	.282	2.41	5.64
10	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	88	903	45	23	.662	88	2.21	1	1	0	598.2	377	147	151	63	140	19	0	1	2,302	21	13.58	2.10	6.45	0.95	39.2	6.1	0.86	.267	2.27	5.67
11	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	88	924	50	17	.746	88	2.16	17	6	0	666.1	462	160	170	26	183	19	0	8	2,628	25	12.48	2.47	5.05	0.35	35.2	7.0	0.97	.295	2.30	6.24
12	CC Sabathia	77	761	55	9	.859	77	1.99	15	5	0	571.0	434	126	140	36	132	15	0	4	2,246	7	11.99	2.08	5.77	0.57	33.9	5.9	0.99	.306	2.21	6.84
13	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	76	757	43	14	.754	76	1.62	11	5	0	565.2	362	102	113	23	110	17	0	1	2,153	34	12.04	1.75	6.88	0.37	35.2	5.1	0.83	.272	1.80	5.76
14	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	72	749	46	9	.836	72	2.25	1	1	0	488.1	332	122	132	45	83	21	0	3	1,875	9	13.80	1.53	9.02	0.83	39.9	4.4	0.85	.294	2.43	6.12
15	Johan Santana J. Santana	68	720	44	11	.800	67	1.68	7	5	0	498.0	289	93	97	45	95	7	0	1	1,865	14	13.01	1.72	7.58	0.81	38.6	5.1	0.77	.244	1.75	5.22
16	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	68	690	38	17	.691	68	2.35	11	4	0	509.0	353	133	143	52	90	11	0	4	1,958	12	12.20	1.59	7.67	0.92	35.2	4.6	0.87	.270	2.53	6.24
17	Aaron Nola A. Nola	66	643	38	13	.745	66	2.00	3	3	0	446.0	296	99	109	40	83	14	0	2	1,717	3	12.98	1.67	7.75	0.81	37.4	4.8	0.85	.273	2.20	5.97
18	Robbie Ray R. Ray	64	653	34	12	.739	64	2.87	1	1	0	398.2	282	127	136	57	120	12	0	3	1,592	15	14.74	2.71	5.44	1.29	41.0	7.5	1.01	.300	3.07	6.37
19	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	64	634	42	8	.840	64	2.23	5	3	0	443.0	330	110	120	39	68	5	0	2	1,707	11	12.88	1.38	9.32	0.79	37.1	4.0	0.90	.303	2.44	6.70
20	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	63	675	43	6	.878	63	1.80	9	4	0	475.0	293	95	104	36	76	15	0	2	1,778	6	12.79	1.44	8.88	0.68	38.0	4.3	0.78	.263	1.97	5.55
21	David Price D. Price	63	646	38	14	.731	63	2.18	6	1	0	458.0	341	111	121	36	79	7	0	1	1,782	7	12.69	1.55	8.18	0.71	36.3	4.4	0.92	.301	2.38	6.70
22	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	62	627	41	7	.854	62	1.75	8	5	0	448.2	279	87	94	30	63	14	0	4	1,670	8	12.58	1.26	9.95	0.60	37.5	3.8	0.76	.266	1.89	5.60
23	A.J. Burnett	61	622	25	19	.568	61	2.60	5	2	0	436.0	308	126	136	28	156	19	0	3	1,757	26	12.84	3.22	3.99	0.58	35.4	8.9	1.06	.300	2.81	6.36
24	Blake Snell B. Snell	60	624	37	7	.841	60	1.11	1	1	0	373.2	182	46	48	18	110	2	0	1	1,391	24	15.03	2.65	5.67	0.43	44.9	7.9	0.78	.257	1.16	4.38
25	Kerry Wood K. Wood	60	642	28	15	.651	60	2.34	7	4	0	426.1	265	111	117	32	157	27	0	5	1,698	19	13.55	3.31	4.09	0.68	37.8	9.2	0.99	.277	2.47	5.59

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Arenado

RBI

78

Arenado

AVG

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Moreno

Team Pitching Leaders

15

Rodriguez

140

Rodriguez

ERA

2.89

Rodriguez

Team Rankings

157

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693

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1,094

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	AZ	@	COL	8:40 PM
Wed 9/23	AZ	@	COL	8:40 PM
Thu 9/24	AZ	@	COL	3:10 PM
Fri 9/25	AZ	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Sat 9/26	AZ	@	SDP	8:40 PM

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89 - 66

Final

Diamondbacks

82 - 74

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HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

107

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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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

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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

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Crow-Armstrong

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Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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Ohtani

1,488

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72-84

73-83

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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