most strikeouts by a rookie relief pitcher in 1 division series game

Jose Cabrera has struck out the most hitters by a rookie relief pitcher in a League Division Series game, with 6 strikeouts versus the Braves on October 8, 1999.

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 Jose Cabrera
J. Cabrera
6
10/8/1999
1999
NLDS
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
2 Michael Kopech
M. Kopech
5
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
CWS CWS
vs
HOU HOU
W
0
11.57
0
0
0
2.1
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
12
0
3 Tanner Houck
T. Houck
5
10/8/2021
2021
ALDS
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
W
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
17
0
4 Matt Bush
M. Bush
5
10/9/2016
2016
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
L
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
10
0
5 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
5
10/3/2014
2014
ALDS
BAL BAL
vs
DET DET
0
2.45
0
0
0
3.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
13
0
6 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
5
10/8/2012
2012
NLDS
STL STL
vs
WSH WSH
W
0
6.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
13
0
7 Ivan Nova
I. Nova
5
9/30/2011
2011
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
W
0
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
4
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
25
0
8 Clayton Richard
C. Richard
5
10/2/2008
2008
ALDS
CWS CWS
@
TBR TBR
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
15
0
9 Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
5
10/4/1995
1995
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
SEA SEA
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
12
0
10 Cade Smith
C. Smith
4
10/5/2024
2024
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
11 Cody Bradford
C. Bradford
4
10/8/2023
2023
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
12 Emmet Sheehan
E. Sheehan
4
10/7/2023
2023
NLDS
LAD LAD
vs
ARI ARI
0
7.36
0
0
0
3.2
4
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
18
0
13 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
4
10/8/2020
2020
ALDS
HOU HOU
vs
OAK OAK
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
11
0
14 Devin Smeltzer
D. Smeltzer
4
10/5/2019
2019
ALDS
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
14
0
15 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
16 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
4
10/8/2010
2010
NLDS
ATL ATL
@
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
17 Phil Hughes
P. Hughes
4
10/7/2007
2007
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
1
18 Rafael Perez
R. Perez
4
10/4/2007
2007
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
19 Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
4
10/4/2002
2002
ALDS
ANA ANA
vs
NYY NYY
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
20 Danys Baez
D. Baez
4
10/15/2001
2001
ALDS
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
21 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
22 Hunter Gaddis
H. Gaddis
3
10/10/2024
2024
ALDS
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
8
0
23 Orion Kerkering
O. Kerkering
3
10/6/2024
2024
NLDS
PHI PHI
vs
NYM NYM
0
9.00
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
5
0
24 Keider Montero
K. Montero
3
10/5/2024
2024
ALDS
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
25 AJ Smith-Shawver
AJ Smith-Shawver
3
10/11/2023
2023
NLDS
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
0
10.13
0
0
0
2.2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
12
0
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