most strikeouts by a relief pitcher in an lds home game 5

Kevin Appier and Randy Johnson are tied for fanning the most hitters by a relief pitcher at home in a League Division Series game, with 6 strikeouts.

NAME SO DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Kevin Appier
K. Appier
6
10/8/2000
2000
ALDS
OAK OAK
vs
NYY NYY
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
17
0
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6
10/8/1995
1995
ALDS
SEA SEA
vs
NYY NYY
W
0
3.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
12
0
3 Andrew Miller
A. Miller
5
10/11/2017
2017
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
4 Diego Castillo
D. Castillo
4
10/9/2020
2020
ALDS
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
7
0
5 Roberto Osuna
R. Osuna
4
10/14/2015
2015
ALDS
TOR TOR
vs
TEX TEX
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
6 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
4
10/6/2011
2011
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
0
6.75
0
0
0
1.1
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
8
0
7 Jeff Nelson
J. Nelson
4
10/15/2001
2001
ALDS
SEA SEA
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
8 Cade Smith
C. Smith
3
10/12/2024
2024
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
9 Evan Phillips
E. Phillips
3
10/11/2024
2024
NLDS
LAD LAD
vs
SDP SDP
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
10 Pete Fairbanks
P. Fairbanks
3
10/9/2020
2020
ALDS
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
11 Sean Newcomb
S. Newcomb
3
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
STL STL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
12 Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
3
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
LAD LAD
vs
WSH WSH
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
13 Bryan Shaw
B. Shaw
3
10/11/2017
2017
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
14 Evan Scribner
E. Scribner
3
10/11/2012
2012
ALDS
OAK OAK
vs
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
15 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3
10/7/2002
2002
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
8
0
16 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
3
10/11/1981
1981
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
MIL MIL
W
0
3.00
0
0
0
3.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
14
0
17 Eli Morgan
E. Morgan
2
10/12/2024
2024
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
18 Hunter Gaddis
H. Gaddis
2
10/12/2024
2024
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
0
13.50
0
0
0
0.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
19 Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
2
10/12/2024
2024
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
20 Clay Holmes
C. Holmes
2
10/18/2022
2022
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
21 Jonathan Loáisiga
J. Loáisiga
2
10/18/2022
2022
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
22 Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
2
10/9/2020
2020
ALDS
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
0
3.38
0
0
0
2.2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
9
0
23 Max Fried
M. Fried
2
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
STL STL
0
21.60
0
0
0
1.2
4
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
11
1
24 Luke Jackson
L. Jackson
2
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
STL STL
0
13.50
0
0
0
0.2
2
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
7
0
25 Darren O'Day
D. O'Day
2
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
STL STL
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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5/26
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@
KCR KCR
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ATH ATH
@
HOU HOU
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Mon
5/26
PIT PIT
@
AZ AZ
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Thu
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Thu
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