most strikeouts by a relief pitcher in mlb

Mason Miller has struck out the most hitters by a relief pitcher this season, with 91 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts by a relief pitcher in MLB this regular season

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	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	Mason Miller M. Miller	91	2026	SDP	47	4	1	.800	0	0.91	0	0	29	49.1	24	5	7	0	16	2	42	1	188	5	16.60	2.92	5.69	0.00	48.4	8.5	0.81	.304	1.28	4.38
2	Aaron Ashby A. Ashby	90	2026	MIL	54	13	2	.867	0	3.41	0	0	0	63.1	57	24	29	5	33	2	5	1	280	6	12.79	4.69	2.73	0.71	32.1	11.8	1.42	.347	4.12	8.10
3	Jeff Hoffman J. Hoffman	80	2026	TOT	54	6	8	.429	0	3.88	0	0	5	51.0	50	22	29	4	20	6	19	4	229	3	14.12	3.53	4.00	0.71	34.9	8.7	1.37	.387	5.12	8.82
4	Ryan Zeferjahn R. Zeferjahn	79	2026	TOT	48	4	3	.571	0	3.64	0	0	4	54.1	32	22	24	6	32	9	17	3	235	2	13.09	5.30	2.47	0.99	33.6	13.6	1.18	.239	3.98	5.30
5	Louis Varland L. Varland	75	2026	TOR	54	5	4	.556	0	1.34	0	0	24	60.2	44	9	18	2	17	0	36	1	237	3	11.13	2.52	4.41	0.30	31.6	7.2	1.01	.294	2.67	6.53
6	Adrian Morejon A. Morejon	75	2026	SDP	54	8	2	.800	0	2.89	0	0	2	62.1	50	20	23	3	16	4	7	3	256	0	10.83	2.31	4.69	0.43	29.3	6.3	1.06	.297	3.32	7.22
7	Cade Smith C. Smith	74	2026	CLE	50	3	1	.750	0	2.36	0	0	30	53.1	41	14	18	4	18	1	42	1	219	5	12.49	3.04	4.11	0.68	33.8	8.2	1.11	.303	3.04	6.92
8	AJ Blubaugh	74	2026	HOU	44	4	2	.667	0	3.61	0	0	1	72.1	56	29	31	10	33	2	7	0	305	6	9.21	4.11	2.24	1.24	24.3	10.8	1.23	.247	3.86	6.97
9	Grant Taylor G. Taylor	73	2026	CWS	39	4	2	.667	0	2.48	0	0	6	54.1	41	15	21	4	19	1	12	0	223	4	12.09	3.15	3.84	0.66	32.7	8.5	1.10	.294	3.48	6.79
10	Brent Headrick B. Headrick	71	2026	NYY	60	6	1	.857	0	1.52	0	0	0	59.1	49	10	11	3	19	0	6	1	242	3	10.77	2.88	3.74	0.46	29.3	7.9	1.15	.309	1.67	7.43
11	Hogan Harris H. Harris	70	2026	ATH	55	3	1	.750	0	3.63	0	0	11	52.0	48	21	22	6	34	5	18	2	239	2	12.12	5.88	2.06	1.04	29.3	14.2	1.58	.339	3.81	8.31
12	Yohan Ramírez Y. Ramírez	70	2026	PIT	47	6	3	.667	0	2.89	0	0	1	62.1	45	20	24	4	36	10	10	9	270	6	10.11	5.20	1.94	0.58	25.9	13.3	1.30	.273	3.47	6.50
13	Andrés Muñoz A. Muñoz	67	2026	SEA	45	5	4	.556	0	3.80	0	0	20	42.2	34	18	19	5	17	1	35	0	179	2	14.13	3.59	3.94	1.05	37.4	9.5	1.20	.326	4.01	7.17
14	Mason Montgomery M. Montgomery	67	2026	PIT	43	4	3	.571	0	4.07	0	0	3	42.0	31	19	20	5	18	0	11	2	176	2	14.36	3.86	3.72	1.07	38.1	10.2	1.17	.302	4.29	6.64
15	Dylan Lee D. Lee	66	2026	ATL	55	5	0	1.000	0	2.03	0	0	0	53.1	28	12	14	3	12	0	2	0	198	0	11.14	2.03	5.50	0.51	33.3	6.1	0.75	.214	2.36	4.72
16	Drew Anderson D. Anderson	66	2026	DET	38	4	4	.500	0	4.63	0	0	2	56.1	55	29	32	9	20	4	9	1	246	4	10.54	3.20	3.30	1.44	26.8	8.1	1.33	.313	5.11	8.79
17	Spencer Miles S. Miles	63	2026	TOR	30	4	0	1.000	0	1.92	0	0	0	61.0	44	13	15	3	17	0	6	1	240	1	9.30	2.51	3.71	0.44	26.3	7.1	1.00	.261	2.21	6.49
18	Luis Medina L. Medina	62	2026	ATH	39	2	3	.400	0	3.86	0	0	0	51.1	50	22	27	6	26	3	13	1	228	2	10.87	4.56	2.38	1.05	27.2	11.4	1.48	.336	4.73	8.77
19	Fernando Cruz F. Cruz	62	2026	NYY	55	4	6	.400	0	2.88	0	0	2	50.0	36	16	20	5	30	2	7	2	213	3	11.16	5.40	2.07	0.90	29.1	14.1	1.32	.272	3.60	6.48
20	Tanner Scott T. Scott	60	2026	LAD	50	1	3	.250	0	2.31	0	0	16	46.2	33	12	12	4	10	1	23	3	180	1	11.57	1.93	6.00	0.77	33.3	5.6	0.92	.276	2.31	6.36
21	Gregory Soto G. Soto	60	2026	PIT	50	5	3	.625	0	3.81	0	0	14	49.2	35	21	24	5	21	4	24	1	209	7	10.87	3.81	2.86	0.91	28.7	10.0	1.13	.252	4.35	6.34
22	Jhoan Duran J. Duran	59	2026	PHI	44	1	4	.200	0	1.74	0	0	25	41.1	34	8	9	1	7	3	40	0	164	2	12.85	1.52	8.43	0.22	36.0	4.3	0.99	.351	1.96	7.40
23	Michael Petersen M. Petersen	58	2026	MIA	47	2	2	.500	0	2.98	0	0	1	48.1	30	16	18	4	22	2	4	1	195	1	10.80	4.10	2.64	0.74	29.7	11.3	1.08	.239	3.35	5.59
24	Didier Fuentes D. Fuentes	58	2026	ATL	40	4	1	.800	0	1.89	0	0	2	47.2	33	10	10	2	14	2	6	1	189	0	10.95	2.64	4.14	0.38	30.7	7.4	0.99	.274	1.89	6.23
25	Steven Okert S. Okert	58	2026	HOU	56	5	1	.833	0	2.06	0	0	0	56.2	35	13	14	6	11	4	1	0	216	1	9.21	1.75	5.27	0.95	26.9	5.1	0.81	.212	2.22	5.56

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23

Machado

RBI

70

Machado

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

8

Vásquez

120

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ERA

2.89

Morejon

Team Rankings

128

20th

504

21st

961

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ERA

4.16

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	70	48	.593
Diamondbacks	63	56	.529	7.5
Padres	62	57	.521	8.5
Giants	49	69	.415	21.0
Rockies	46	72	.390	24.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/10	MIL	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Tue 8/11	MIL	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Wed 8/12	MIL	@	SDP	4:10 PM
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7:10 PM
Sat 8/15	SDP	@	CLE	7:10 PM

Last Game

Astros

60 - 59

Final

Padres

62 - 57

Sun 9 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

35

Schwarber

34

Goodman

RBI Leaders

89

Abrams

87

Stewart

86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.320

Arraez

.318

Lopez

Hit Leaders

147

Lopez

143

Arraez

137

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

84

Crow-Armstrong

83

Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.395

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.624

Alvarez

.552

Olson

.551

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

31

Simpson

31

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

185

Williams

184

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

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0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

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Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.87

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

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Rasmussen

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,002.1

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,654.3

Crow-Armstrong

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,393.6

Ohtani

1,259

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

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70-47

70-50

67-50

66-53

65-54

64-54

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44-75

47-72

49-69

52-66

54-65

55-63

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	71	47	.602
Phillies	63	56	.529	8.5
Marlins	60	59	.504	11.5
Nationals	59	61	.492	13.0
Mets	52	67	.437	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	44	.627
Cubs	69	50	.580	5.5
Cardinals	59	59	.500	15.0
Pirates	58	62	.483	17.0
Reds	56	61	.479	17.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	70	48	.593
Diamondbacks	63	56	.529	7.5
Padres	62	57	.521	8.5
Giants	49	69	.415	21.0
Rockies	46	72	.390	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	71	46	.607
Yankees	66	52	.559	5.5
Red Sox	64	53	.547	7.0
Orioles	57	61	.483	14.5
Blue Jays	56	63	.471	16.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	56	.521
Tigers	58	60	.492	3.5
Twins	58	61	.487	4.0
Guardians	58	61	.487	4.0
Royals	49	70	.412	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	60	59	.504
Rangers	59	59	.500	0.5
Mariners	56	63	.471	4.0
Athletics	47	71	.398	12.5
Angels	45	73	.381	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 7/26	TOR	@	BOS	1-6
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Sun 7/26	AZ	@	WSH	7-10
Sun 7/26	LAD	@	NYM	3-8
Sun 7/26	KCR	@	DET	5-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/10	BOS	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Mon 8/10	NYM	@	ATL	7:15 PM
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Mason Miller has struck out the most hitters by a relief pitcher this season, with 91 strikeouts.

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