9 players are tied for the most hits by a relief pitcher in a game, with 4 hits. The first three are Nicky Lopez on August 12, 2023, John Nogowski on July 7, 2021 and Adam LaRoche on July 31, 2015.
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most hits at the plate in a regular-season game by a relief pitcher| NAME | H | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Lopez | 4 | 8/12/2023 |  ATL | @ |  NYM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | J. Nogowski | 4 | 7/7/2021 |  PIT | vs | ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | A. LaRoche | 4 | 7/31/2015 |  CWS | vs |  NYY | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | S. Halter | 4 | 10/1/2000 |  DET | vs |  MIN | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | J. Gorsica | 4 | 9/1/1941 | DET | vs |  SLA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | C. Mays | 4 | 9/11/1929 |  NYG | @ |  PIT | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | R. Ryan | 4 | 5/29/1925 |  BSN | vs |  BKN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | C. Hageman | 4 | 8/18/1914 |  CHC | vs | BKN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | J. Chesbro | 4 | 9/11/1903 | NYH | vs |  PHA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | E. Hernández | 3 | 8/3/2024 |  LAD | @ |  OAK | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | J. Bauers | 3 | 4/28/2024 |  MIL | vs | NYY | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | | L. Raley | 3 | 4/27/2023 |  TBR | @ | CWS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | R. Quinn | 3 | 8/2/2019 |  PHI | vs | CWS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | D. Barney | 3 | 7/1/2016 |  TOR | vs |  CLE | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | W. Valdez | 3 | 5/25/2011 | PHI | vs |  CIN | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | C. Ross | 3 | 4/26/2009 |  FLA | vs | PHI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | S. Finley | 3 | 8/30/2001 |  ARI | vs |  SFG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | T. Mathews | 3 | 6/20/1995 | FLA | @ |  COL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | J. Hamilton | 3 | 6/3/1989 | LAD | @ |  HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | D. Robinson | 3 | 4/24/1982 | PIT | @ |  CHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | B. Bailor | 3 | 8/16/1980 | TOR | @ |  KCR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | B. Lee | 3 | 8/2/1971 |  BOS | @ |  BAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | L. Palmer | 3 | 5/3/1970 | PHI | @ | SFG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | L. Burdette | 3 | 7/21/1965 | PHI | @ |  CHC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | L. Sherry | 3 | 8/15/1959 | LAD | @ |  STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for hits going back to the 1901 season.
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