most strikeouts by a reliever since 2022

Since 2022, Bryan Abreu has fanned the most batters by a relief pitcher, with 455 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	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	Bryan Abreu B. Abreu	455	324	17	12	.586	0	2.58	0	0	22	327.2	231	94	102	28	153	21	79	0	1,357	20	12.50	4.20	2.97	0.77	33.5	11.3	1.17	.290	2.80	6.34
2	Tanner Scott T. Scott	400	328	24	23	.511	0	3.01	0	0	94	320.0	243	107	122	26	135	14	159	13	1,322	7	11.25	3.80	2.96	0.73	30.3	10.2	1.18	.290	3.43	6.83
3	Andrés Muñoz A. Muñoz	396	289	16	27	.372	0	2.62	0	0	100	282.0	188	82	98	21	109	17	160	12	1,140	20	12.64	3.48	3.63	0.67	34.7	9.6	1.05	.280	3.13	6.00
4	Josh Hader J. Hader	388	268	22	19	.537	0	2.83	0	0	148	261.0	160	82	93	32	103	10	225	3	1,051	14	13.38	3.55	3.77	1.10	36.9	9.8	1.01	.247	3.21	5.52
5	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	382	282	22	20	.524	0	2.81	0	0	88	259.1	164	81	93	18	137	5	132	2	1,077	27	13.26	4.75	2.79	0.62	35.5	12.7	1.16	.273	3.23	5.69
6	Jhoan Duran J. Duran	382	294	19	29	.396	0	2.34	0	0	118	299.2	241	78	99	20	83	20	195	14	1,217	20	11.47	2.49	4.60	0.60	31.4	6.8	1.08	.310	2.97	7.24
7	Jeff Hoffman J. Hoffman	369	285	25	20	.556	0	3.32	0	0	49	284.2	223	105	122	33	109	17	120	8	1,198	18	11.67	3.45	3.39	1.04	30.8	9.1	1.17	.284	3.86	7.05
8	Camilo Doval C. Doval	365	321	24	19	.558	0	3.53	0	0	104	308.1	253	121	159	23	156	19	201	12	1,333	27	10.65	4.55	2.34	0.67	27.4	11.7	1.33	.299	4.64	7.38
9	Alex Vesia A. Vesia	364	309	15	12	.556	0	2.78	0	0	15	272.1	182	84	96	27	125	10	45	13	1,125	9	12.03	4.13	2.91	0.89	32.4	11.1	1.13	.259	3.17	6.01
10	Devin Williams D. Williams	362	257	22	15	.595	0	2.94	0	0	99	241.2	155	79	95	15	115	10	148	5	996	12	13.48	4.28	3.15	0.56	36.3	11.5	1.12	.283	3.54	5.77
11	David Bednar D. Bednar	357	289	21	23	.477	0	2.98	0	0	137	295.2	233	98	118	23	102	10	234	13	1,227	11	10.87	3.10	3.50	0.70	29.1	8.3	1.13	.286	3.59	7.09
12	Griffin Jax G. Jax	348	290	20	28	.417	0	3.51	0	0	15	281.2	232	110	122	26	81	10	47	9	1,158	8	11.12	2.59	4.30	0.83	30.1	7.0	1.11	.297	3.90	7.41
13	Fernando Cruz F. Cruz	340	242	11	20	.355	0	4.05	0	0	4	235.1	181	106	115	25	125	8	34	4	1,008	22	13.00	4.78	2.72	0.96	33.7	12.4	1.30	.306	4.40	6.92
14	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	336	306	18	20	.474	0	2.73	0	0	138	300.0	228	91	106	29	72	9	236	8	1,190	4	10.08	2.16	4.67	0.87	28.2	6.1	1.00	.267	3.18	6.84
15	Scott Barlow S. Barlow	327	305	20	15	.571	0	3.96	0	0	42	298.0	232	131	146	33	148	25	106	10	1,278	13	9.88	4.47	2.21	1.00	25.6	11.6	1.28	.267	4.41	7.01
16	Gregory Soto G. Soto	326	323	14	28	.333	0	4.00	0	0	50	288.1	253	128	153	21	129	32	122	6	1,263	29	10.18	4.03	2.53	0.66	25.8	10.2	1.32	.307	4.78	7.90
17	Edwin Díaz E. Díaz	319	193	17	10	.630	0	2.76	0	0	87	195.2	132	60	64	17	69	16	149	3	788	13	14.67	3.17	4.62	0.78	40.5	8.8	1.03	.313	2.94	6.07
18	Phil Maton P. Maton	319	300	11	14	.440	0	3.60	0	0	9	284.2	230	114	128	31	112	38	59	7	1,204	4	10.09	3.54	2.85	0.98	26.5	9.3	1.20	.283	4.05	7.27
19	Mark Leiter Jr. M. Leiter Jr.	317	255	13	21	.382	0	3.95	0	0	13	257.2	230	113	127	27	92	24	49	4	1,105	22	11.07	3.21	3.45	0.94	28.7	8.3	1.25	.315	4.44	8.03
20	Jason Adam J. Adam	317	298	23	13	.639	0	2.12	0	0	26	289.0	186	68	80	26	93	26	57	9	1,145	9	9.87	2.90	3.41	0.81	27.7	8.1	0.97	.234	2.49	5.79
21	Mason Miller M. Miller	314	169	7	5	.583	0	2.15	0	0	81	188.0	95	45	54	12	73	5	125	6	720	11	15.03	3.49	4.30	0.57	43.6	10.1	0.89	.263	2.59	4.55
22	Steven Okert S. Okert	313	293	20	11	.645	0	3.16	0	0	2	276.0	194	97	105	32	96	18	31	6	1,119	5	10.21	3.13	3.26	1.04	28.0	8.6	1.05	.245	3.42	6.33
23	Ryan Helsley R. Helsley	309	227	22	17	.564	0	2.60	0	0	111	239.0	174	69	82	21	94	2	170	9	971	15	11.64	3.54	3.29	0.79	31.8	9.7	1.12	.281	3.09	6.55
24	Seranthony Domínguez S. Domínguez	307	292	22	21	.512	0	3.82	0	0	36	266.0	218	113	132	36	129	13	89	5	1,141	29	10.39	4.36	2.38	1.22	26.9	11.3	1.30	.277	4.47	7.38
25	Enyel De Los Santos E. De Los Santos	304	304	19	10	.655	0	4.04	0	0	8	307.2	271	138	148	38	104	13	63	6	1,275	10	8.89	3.04	2.92	1.11	23.8	8.2	1.22	.286	4.33	7.93

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36

Alvarez

RBI

88

Alvarez

AVG

.317

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

117

Lambert

ERA

3.11

Lambert

Team Rankings

170

3rd

580

10th

1,109

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ERA

4.55

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	64	63	.504
Rangers	62	65	.488	2.0
Mariners	60	67	.472	4.0
Angels	50	77	.394	14.0
Athletics	49	78	.386	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/20	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Fri 8/21	ATH	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 8/22	ATH	@	HOU	7:10 PM
Sun 8/23	ATH	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Tue 8/25	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Last Game

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50 - 77

Final

Astros

64 - 63

Wed 19 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

94

Stewart

92

Burleson

91

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.319

Arraez

.317

Alvarez

.310

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

155

Arraez

153

Lopez

146

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

90

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.610

Alvarez

.558

Ohtani

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.71

Sale

5.56

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

22

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25

Rasmussen

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,155.4

Ohtani

1,791.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,689.6

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,509.6

Ohtani

1,361

Crow-Armstrong

1,267

Alvarez

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76-50

74-54

70-56

71-57

Worst Record ATS

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52-76

52-75

55-72

58-69

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	53	.583
Phillies	70	58	.547	4.5
Marlins	64	64	.500	10.5
Nationals	61	67	.477	13.5
Mets	58	70	.453	16.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	78	49	.614
Cubs	74	54	.578	4.5
Cardinals	65	63	.508	13.5
Pirates	63	66	.488	16.0
Reds	61	66	.480	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	76	51	.598
Padres	68	60	.531	8.5
Diamondbacks	67	61	.523	9.5
Giants	52	74	.413	23.5
Rockies	50	76	.397	25.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	50	.603
Yankees	71	55	.563	5.0
Red Sox	68	59	.535	8.5
Blue Jays	62	66	.484	15.0
Orioles	61	66	.480	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	66	60	.524
Twins	63	65	.492	4.0
Guardians	61	66	.480	5.5
Tigers	61	66	.480	5.5
Royals	54	74	.422	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	64	63	.504
Rangers	62	65	.488	2.0
Mariners	60	67	.472	4.0
Angels	50	77	.394	14.0
Athletics	49	78	.386	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 8/5	TOR	@	HOU	5-4
Wed 8/5	TBR	@	COL	4-0
Wed 8/5	LAA	@	BAL	2-5
Wed 8/5	WSH	@	PHI	10-4
Wed 8/5	STL	@	NYY	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/20	STL	@	CIN	12:40 PM
Thu 8/20	TOR	@	TBR	1:10 PM
Thu 8/20	SFG	@	CLE	1:10 PM
Thu 8/20	ATH	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Thu 8/20	SEA	@	MIL	2:10 PM

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