most strikeouts by a reliever since 2023

Since 2023, Bryan Abreu has fanned the most batters by a relief pitcher, with 367 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	367	269	13	12	.520	0	2.73	0	0	20	267.1	186	81	86	26	127	17	61	0	1,109	13	12.36	4.28	2.89	0.88	33.1	11.5	1.17	.280	2.90	6.26
2	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	339	239	18	16	.529	0	2.54	0	0	79	223.0	140	63	75	14	109	4	113	2	917	21	13.68	4.40	3.11	0.57	37.0	11.9	1.12	.279	3.03	5.65
3	Jeff Hoffman J. Hoffman	327	251	23	20	.535	0	3.20	0	0	49	241.2	184	86	100	28	86	15	113	7	1,008	15	12.18	3.20	3.80	1.04	32.4	8.5	1.12	.283	3.72	6.85
4	Fernando Cruz F. Cruz	322	230	11	19	.367	0	4.18	0	0	4	224.0	172	104	112	24	116	8	33	4	955	21	12.94	4.66	2.78	0.96	33.7	12.1	1.29	.305	4.50	6.91
5	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
6	Tanner Scott T. Scott	310	261	20	18	.526	0	2.69	0	0	74	257.1	188	77	88	21	89	10	124	12	1,033	4	10.84	3.11	3.48	0.73	30.0	8.6	1.08	.277	3.08	6.58
7	Josh Hader J. Hader	307	212	20	14	.588	0	2.26	0	0	112	211.0	117	53	63	24	82	6	180	3	832	9	13.09	3.50	3.74	1.02	36.9	9.9	0.94	.225	2.69	4.99
8	Andrés Muñoz A. Muñoz	300	225	14	22	.389	0	2.65	0	0	96	217.0	145	64	78	16	94	13	148	9	892	16	12.44	3.90	3.19	0.66	33.6	10.5	1.10	.275	3.24	6.01
9	Jhoan Duran J. Duran	293	237	17	25	.405	0	2.48	0	0	110	232.0	191	64	84	14	67	16	177	11	951	14	11.37	2.60	4.37	0.54	30.8	7.0	1.11	.316	3.26	7.41
10	David Bednar D. Bednar	288	244	18	19	.486	0	3.06	0	0	118	244.0	191	83	99	19	86	9	200	11	1,017	9	10.62	3.17	3.35	0.70	28.3	8.5	1.14	.280	3.65	7.05
11	Cade Smith C. Smith	286	203	17	7	.708	0	2.37	0	0	48	205.0	149	54	65	9	54	8	77	4	818	9	12.56	2.37	5.30	0.40	35.0	6.6	0.99	.304	2.85	6.54
12	Camilo Doval C. Doval	285	253	18	13	.581	0	3.81	0	0	77	240.2	199	102	132	19	126	16	150	10	1,047	23	10.66	4.71	2.26	0.71	27.2	12.0	1.35	.300	4.94	7.44
13	Alex Vesia A. Vesia	285	246	10	12	.455	0	2.93	0	0	14	218.0	145	71	82	25	101	8	39	12	898	7	11.77	4.17	2.82	1.03	31.7	11.2	1.13	.251	3.39	5.99
14	Griffin Jax G. Jax	270	225	13	24	.351	0	3.57	0	0	14	209.1	176	83	93	19	61	7	37	6	868	6	11.61	2.62	4.43	0.82	31.1	7.0	1.13	.307	4.00	7.57
15	Devin Williams D. Williams	266	192	16	11	.593	0	3.28	0	0	84	181.0	124	66	78	13	85	7	127	4	756	7	13.23	4.23	3.13	0.65	35.2	11.2	1.15	.288	3.88	6.17
16	Gregory Soto G. Soto	266	259	12	17	.414	0	4.18	0	0	20	228.0	204	106	121	19	95	25	68	5	1,000	26	10.50	3.75	2.80	0.75	26.6	9.5	1.31	.311	4.78	8.05
17	Kirby Yates K. Yates	261	211	19	12	.613	0	3.09	0	0	44	198.1	122	68	73	24	95	12	101	6	817	8	11.84	4.31	2.75	1.09	31.9	11.6	1.09	.231	3.31	5.54
18	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	258	239	16	14	.533	0	2.80	0	0	121	238.0	182	74	86	24	58	6	197	7	944	1	9.76	2.19	4.45	0.91	27.3	6.1	1.01	.264	3.25	6.88
19	Mark Leiter Jr. M. Leiter Jr.	255	224	11	16	.407	0	4.23	0	0	10	204.1	193	96	108	22	74	19	38	2	888	17	11.23	3.26	3.45	0.97	28.7	8.3	1.31	.330	4.76	8.50
20	Jeremiah Estrada J. Estrada	252	183	12	10	.545	0	3.50	0	0	5	174.2	131	68	76	22	78	3	30	4	734	10	12.98	4.02	3.23	1.13	34.3	10.6	1.20	.288	3.92	6.75
21	Steven Okert S. Okert	250	233	15	6	.714	0	3.20	0	0	2	224.2	160	80	86	25	70	11	26	4	898	4	10.01	2.80	3.57	1.00	27.8	7.8	1.02	.249	3.45	6.41
22	Scott Barlow S. Barlow	250	236	13	11	.542	0	4.55	0	0	18	223.2	180	113	123	24	126	22	59	9	988	8	10.06	5.07	1.98	0.97	25.3	12.8	1.37	.276	4.95	7.24
23	Pierce Johnson P. Johnson	249	232	13	16	.448	0	3.74	0	0	17	214.1	196	89	98	30	87	3	62	4	905	10	10.46	3.65	2.86	1.26	27.5	9.6	1.32	.310	4.12	8.23
24	Seranthony Domínguez S. Domínguez	246	238	16	16	.500	0	4.02	0	0	27	215.0	182	96	114	32	107	12	73	4	934	26	10.30	4.48	2.30	1.34	26.3	11.5	1.34	.279	4.77	7.62
25	Phil Maton P. Maton	246	233	11	12	.478	0	3.53	0	0	9	219.0	172	86	94	21	88	30	49	5	923	4	10.11	3.62	2.80	0.86	26.7	9.5	1.19	.281	3.86	7.07

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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

9th

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

Angels

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

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

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

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

76-50

74-54

70-56

71-57

Worst Record ATS

48-79

52-76

52-75

55-72

58-69

59-69

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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