most strikeouts by a pitcher in a lcs series

Justin Verlander has fanned the most career hitters in the League Championship Series, with 98 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	SERIES	G	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	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	98	ALCS	14	7	5	.583	14	3.19	1	0	0	93.0	71	33	33	15	21	2	0	0	371	5	9.48	2.03	4.67	1.45	26.4	5.7	0.99	.238	3.19	6.87
2	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	89	NLCS	17	6	2	.750	13	2.83	1	1	1	95.1	81	30	33	8	34	0	3	4	396	3	8.40	3.21	2.62	0.76	22.5	8.6	1.21	.275	3.12	7.65
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	71	NLCS	14	5	4	.556	14	3.87	1	1	0	81.1	70	35	37	8	26	2	0	0	337	4	7.86	2.88	2.73	0.89	21.1	7.7	1.18	.270	4.09	7.75
4	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	67	ALCS	10	3	3	.500	10	4.41	0	0	0	51.0	36	25	25	5	24	3	0	1	209	2	11.82	4.24	2.79	0.88	32.1	11.5	1.18	.282	4.41	6.35
5	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	67	NLCS	17	4	8	.333	14	3.67	0	0	1	88.1	89	36	52	6	26	5	1	8	390	3	6.83	2.65	2.58	0.61	17.2	6.7	1.30	.290	5.30	9.07
6	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	66	ALCS	9	2	3	.400	8	3.34	0	0	0	56.2	42	21	21	7	13	1	0	1	224	0	10.48	2.06	5.08	1.11	29.5	5.8	0.97	.255	3.34	6.67
7	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	66	NLCS	17	6	10	.375	17	3.22	0	0	0	103.1	102	37	43	9	42	5	0	8	443	2	5.75	3.66	1.57	0.78	14.9	9.5	1.39	.290	3.75	8.88
8	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	57	ALCS	15	7	3	.700	15	3.75	0	0	0	98.1	104	41	41	14	25	1	0	1	408	0	5.22	2.29	2.28	1.28	14.0	6.1	1.31	.289	3.75	9.52
9	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	53	NLCS	14	3	6	.333	10	4.84	0	0	0	57.2	50	31	34	8	19	1	1	1	239	5	8.27	2.97	2.79	1.25	22.2	7.9	1.20	.266	5.31	7.80
10	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	47	NLCS	11	4	0	1.000	8	1.52	2	1	1	65.1	49	11	14	1	20	4	1	4	261	4	6.47	2.76	2.35	0.14	18.0	7.7	1.06	.254	1.93	6.75
11	Orlando Hernandez O. Hernandez	46	ALCS	7	4	1	.800	7	3.26	0	0	0	47.0	36	17	19	4	26	1	0	2	201	0	8.81	4.98	1.77	0.77	22.9	12.9	1.32	.258	3.64	6.89
12	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	46	ALCS	8	4	1	.800	7	1.96	5	1	0	59.2	46	13	13	5	19	1	1	2	239	2	6.94	2.87	2.42	0.75	19.2	7.9	1.09	.244	1.96	6.94
13	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	46	NLCS	6	1	1	.500	5	3.70	0	0	0	41.1	32	17	19	2	9	0	1	1	160	1	10.02	1.96	5.11	0.44	28.7	5.6	0.99	.291	4.14	6.97
14	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	45	ALCS	7	3	3	.500	7	3.13	0	0	0	37.1	32	13	17	6	14	2	0	0	156	0	10.85	3.38	3.21	1.45	28.8	9.0	1.23	.292	4.10	7.71
15	Josh Beckett J. Beckett	45	ALCS	7	4	0	1.000	6	4.22	1	1	0	42.2	33	20	20	9	5	2	0	0	164	1	9.49	1.05	9.00	1.90	27.4	3.0	0.89	.233	4.22	6.96
16	David Cone D. Cone	45	ALCS	10	4	2	.667	8	3.53	1	0	0	51.0	45	20	23	5	24	1	2	1	221	2	7.94	4.24	1.88	0.88	20.4	10.9	1.35	.274	4.06	7.94
17	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	44	ALCS	7	3	1	.750	7	3.47	1	0	0	46.2	40	18	19	4	9	0	0	0	185	0	8.49	1.74	4.89	0.77	23.8	4.9	1.05	.281	3.66	7.71
18	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	43	NLCS	7	1	2	.333	7	3.15	0	0	0	34.1	38	12	14	4	14	1	0	0	153	2	11.27	3.67	3.07	1.05	28.1	9.2	1.51	.374	3.67	9.96
19	Jon Lester J. Lester	43	NLCS	10	2	4	.333	8	3.27	0	0	0	52.1	50	19	20	7	15	2	2	0	217	0	7.39	2.58	2.87	1.20	19.8	6.9	1.24	.287	3.44	8.60
20	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	43	NLCS	7	1	2	.333	6	3.92	0	0	0	41.1	34	18	18	5	13	5	0	0	173	0	9.36	2.83	3.31	1.09	24.9	7.5	1.14	.271	3.92	7.40
21	David Wells D. Wells	42	ALCS	11	4	1	.800	5	3.02	0	0	0	44.2	39	15	16	6	13	4	1	1	184	1	8.46	2.62	3.23	1.21	22.8	7.1	1.16	.277	3.22	7.86
22	CC Sabathia	39	ALCS	11	4	4	.500	9	4.83	0	0	0	50.1	62	27	28	7	23	4	0	1	234	2	6.97	4.11	1.70	1.25	16.7	9.8	1.69	.342	5.01	11.09
23	Dave Stewart D. Stewart	39	ALCS	10	8	0	1.000	10	2.03	1	0	0	75.1	52	17	17	7	25	2	0	0	296	2	4.66	2.99	1.56	0.84	13.2	8.4	1.02	.202	2.03	6.21
24	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	39	NLCS	8	4	2	.667	8	3.52	1	0	0	53.2	53	21	22	5	28	1	0	1	235	2	6.54	4.70	1.39	0.84	16.6	11.9	1.51	.296	3.69	8.89
25	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	38	ALCS	8	3	2	.600	8	4.06	0	0	0	44.1	41	20	23	5	14	1	0	0	188	1	7.71	2.84	2.71	1.02	20.2	7.4	1.24	.277	4.67	8.32

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RBI

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Alvarez

AVG

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Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

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Lambert

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Lambert

ERA

3.06

Lambert

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10th

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	58	58	.500	1.0
Mariners	56	60	.483	3.0
Athletics	45	71	.388	14.0
Angels	45	71	.388	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/8	HOU	@	SDP	7:15 PM
Sun 8/9	HOU	@	SDP	8:20 PM
Mon 8/10	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 8/11	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Wed 8/12	HOU	@	SFG	3:45 PM

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Final

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59 - 57

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HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

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Abrams

87

Stewart

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Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.329

Alvarez

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Hit Leaders

143

Lopez

141

Arraez

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Alvarez

Run Leaders

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Wood

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Olson

OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

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Ohtani

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Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

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García

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Caminero

SB Leaders

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Nuñez

31

Witt

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Simpson

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Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

184

Cease

178

Williams

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0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

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13.82

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13.11

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11.53

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K/BB Leaders

6.72

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6.10

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5.52

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20

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1,989.6

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

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68-50

65-49

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Worst Record ATS

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	45	.609
Phillies	62	54	.534	8.5
Marlins	58	59	.496	13.0
Nationals	57	61	.483	14.5
Mets	51	66	.436	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	72	44	.621
Cubs	68	49	.581	4.5
Cardinals	58	58	.500	14.0
Reds	56	59	.487	15.5
Pirates	57	61	.483	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	46	.600
Diamondbacks	61	55	.526	8.5
Padres	60	56	.517	9.5
Giants	48	67	.417	21.0
Rockies	45	71	.388	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	68	46	.596
Red Sox	64	51	.557	4.5
Yankees	64	51	.557	4.5
Orioles	56	60	.483	13.0
Blue Jays	54	62	.466	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	56	.513
Twins	58	59	.496	2.0
Guardians	58	59	.496	2.0
Tigers	56	59	.487	3.0
Royals	48	69	.410	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	58	58	.500	1.0
Mariners	56	60	.483	3.0
Athletics	45	71	.388	14.0
Angels	45	71	.388	14.0

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Fri 7/24	COL	@	MIL	5-2
Fri 7/24	CHC	@	PIT	3-2
Fri 7/24	KCR	@	DET	1-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/8	ATL	@	NYY	3:05 PM
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