most starts with 2 runs or less allowed 2004 to 2017

Between the 2004 and 2017 seasons, Zack Greinke had the most starts when allowing 2 or fewer runs, with 222 starts.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season starts by a player with 2 runs or less allowed 2004 to 2017
NAME GS R G W L W% ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
222
255
259
140
24
.854
1.39
1,458
12
5
1
1551.1
1,104
239
74
310
31
7
10
5,944
43
8.46
1.80
4.70
0.43
24.5
5.2
0.91
.253
1.48
6.40
2 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
211
226
211
129
19
.872
1.23
1,508
23
11
0
1539.0
986
211
61
371
48
0
5
5,851
74
8.82
2.17
4.06
0.36
25.8
6.3
0.88
.239
1.32
5.77
3 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
202
239
203
115
27
.810
1.42
1,373
16
7
0
1442.2
974
227
88
324
41
0
16
5,523
20
8.57
2.02
4.24
0.55
24.9
5.9
0.90
.240
1.49
6.08
4 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
199
186
201
128
18
.877
1.11
1,525
24
15
0
1402.0
855
173
52
307
14
1
16
5,264
48
9.79
1.97
4.97
0.33
29.0
5.8
0.83
.239
1.19
5.49
5 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
199
229
199
137
19
.878
1.32
1,397
20
7
0
1421.2
962
208
73
354
35
0
10
5,490
31
8.84
2.24
3.95
0.46
25.4
6.4
0.93
.245
1.45
6.09
6 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
188
197
188
133
15
.899
1.23
1,223
25
11
0
1333.1
931
182
61
319
42
0
12
5,123
19
8.26
2.15
3.83
0.41
23.9
6.2
0.94
.250
1.33
6.28
7 John Lackey
J. Lackey
187
231
189
120
19
.863
1.50
1,082
11
6
0
1282.2
945
214
64
304
53
0
12
5,011
45
7.59
2.13
3.56
0.45
21.6
6.1
0.97
.251
1.62
6.63
8 Jon Lester
J. Lester
183
184
184
128
10
.928
1.21
1,230
13
4
0
1263.2
840
170
59
319
36
0
0
4,834
26
8.76
2.27
3.86
0.42
25.4
6.6
0.92
.245
1.31
5.98
9 Jered Weaver
J. Weaver
181
194
181
120
12
.909
1.34
1,019
12
8
0
1217.2
827
181
72
289
27
0
8
4,688
14
7.53
2.14
3.53
0.53
21.7
6.2
0.92
.230
1.43
6.11
10 Matt Cain
M. Cain
181
216
191
88
29
.752
1.42
1,014
14
6
0
1244.2
810
197
58
377
29
4
18
4,831
42
7.33
2.73
2.69
0.42
21.0
7.8
0.95
.224
1.56
5.86
11 Dan Haren
D. Haren
176
221
186
104
22
.825
1.49
1,050
14
6
1
1241.1
834
206
75
229
28
3
9
4,731
44
7.61
1.66
4.59
0.54
22.2
4.8
0.86
.227
1.60
6.05
12 Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
176
197
186
106
20
.841
1.38
1,180
13
6
0
1208.1
777
185
60
297
36
3
12
4,635
16
8.79
2.21
3.97
0.45
25.5
6.4
0.89
.234
1.47
5.79
13 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
174
197
182
114
15
.884
1.37
1,379
8
4
0
1209.1
774
184
71
296
37
1
3
4,616
20
10.26
2.20
4.66
0.53
29.9
6.4
0.88
.248
1.47
5.76
14 Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
172
200
172
119
13
.902
1.34
743
17
6
0
1219.1
982
181
60
206
26
0
10
4,698
5
5.48
1.52
3.61
0.44
15.8
4.4
0.97
.252
1.48
7.25
15 Ervin Santana
E. Santana
168
195
171
104
19
.846
1.36
968
20
11
0
1180.1
803
179
55
302
40
1
11
4,568
32
7.38
2.30
3.21
0.42
21.2
6.6
0.94
.234
1.49
6.12
16 A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
163
213
166
98
23
.810
1.56
1,047
13
4
0
1128.1
759
196
54
379
51
1
5
4,432
63
8.35
3.02
2.76
0.43
23.6
8.6
1.01
.243
1.70
6.05
17 Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
163
184
166
110
11
.909
1.33
734
13
7
0
1151.1
861
170
33
263
38
0
18
4,453
23
5.74
2.06
2.79
0.26
16.5
5.9
0.98
.245
1.44
6.73
18 James Shields
J. Shields
160
193
161
95
22
.812
1.46
1,013
19
9
0
1137.0
803
184
72
265
41
0
9
4,383
33
8.02
2.10
3.82
0.57
23.1
6.0
0.94
.244
1.53
6.36
19 Bronson Arroyo
B. Arroyo
158
193
163
102
9
.919
1.42
732
13
6
0
1113.0
799
175
70
237
35
1
11
4,290
20
5.92
1.92
3.09
0.57
17.1
5.5
0.93
.227
1.56
6.46
20 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
157
190
222
114
17
.870
1.39
1,025
20
10
3
1190.0
883
184
34
270
26
12
12
4,625
23
7.75
2.04
3.80
0.26
22.2
5.8
0.97
.260
1.44
6.68
21 Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
155
171
155
99
16
.861
1.36
891
17
8
0
1060.0
727
160
55
258
53
0
8
4,089
9
7.57
2.19
3.45
0.47
21.8
6.3
0.93
.237
1.45
6.17
22 Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
152
158
156
98
14
.875
1.32
939
2
2
0
990.0
646
145
38
341
17
3
7
3,888
24
8.54
3.10
2.75
0.35
24.2
8.8
1.00
.238
1.44
5.87
23 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
152
170
156
101
9
.918
1.27
971
25
12
0
1128.2
821
159
48
191
21
1
4
4,304
14
7.74
1.52
5.08
0.38
22.6
4.4
0.90
.252
1.36
6.55
24 Aaron Harang
A. Harang
150
180
153
81
19
.810
1.49
799
11
8
0
1019.2
762
169
51
277
19
1
18
4,026
26
7.05
2.44
2.88
0.45
19.8
6.9
1.02
.247
1.59
6.73
25 Yovani Gallardo
Y. Gallardo
149
165
157
94
11
.895
1.38
908
4
3
1
990.2
693
152
47
325
10
5
10
3,905
31
8.25
2.95
2.79
0.43
23.3
8.3
1.03
.247
1.50
6.30
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HR

56

29th

R

263

30th

SO

640

19th

ERA

3.41

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
50
30
.625
Guardians Guardians
39
38
.506
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Royals Royals
38
41
.481
11.5
Twins Twins
37
42
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White Sox White Sox
25
55
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/25
TBR TBR
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Thu
6/26
TBR TBR
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Fri
6/27
LAD LAD
@
KCR KCR
8:10 PM
Sat
6/28
LAD LAD
@
KCR KCR
4:10 PM
Sun
6/29
LAD LAD
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
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KCR Royals

38 - 41

1

Final

5

TBR Rays

44 - 35

Tue 24 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
45
34
.570
Rays Rays
44
35
.557
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
50
30
.625
Guardians Guardians
39
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.506
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AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
46
33
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Mariners Mariners
41
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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
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Mets Mets
46
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.575
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
46
33
.582
Brewers Brewers
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36
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
49
31
.613
Giants Giants
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35
.557
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
6/9
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
3-2
Mon
6/9
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
1-0
Mon
6/9
CHC CHC
@
PHI PHI
8-4
Mon
6/9
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Mon
6/9
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/25
AZ AZ
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Wed
6/25
PIT PIT
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM
Wed
6/25
BOS BOS
@
LAA LAA
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Wed
6/25
WSH WSH
@
SDP SDP
4:10 PM
Wed
6/25
TEX TEX
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BAL BAL
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