most strikeouts by a rookie relief pitcher in 1 wild card series game

Nate Pearson has struck out the most batters by a rookie relief pitcher in a Wild Card Series game, with 5 strikeouts against the Rays on September 30, 2020.

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 Nate Pearson
N. Pearson
5
9/30/2020
2020
AL Wild Card Series
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
2 Daysbel Hernández
D. Hernández
3
10/2/2024
2024
NL Wild Card Series
ATL ATL
@
SDP SDP
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
0
3 José Buttó
J. Buttó
3
10/1/2024
2024
NL Wild Card Series
NYM NYM
@
MIL MIL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
4 Brenan Hanifee
B. Hanifee
2
10/2/2024
2024
AL Wild Card Series
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
5 Andrew Nardi
A. Nardi
2
10/4/2023
2023
NL Wild Card Series
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
0
13.50
0
0
0
1.1
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
7
0
6 Huascar Brazobán
H. Brazobán
2
10/3/2023
2023
NL Wild Card Series
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
7 Robert Suarez
R. Suarez
2
10/9/2022
2022
NL Wild Card Series
SDP SDP
@
NYM NYM
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
8 Steven Wilson
S. Wilson
2
10/8/2022
2022
NL Wild Card Series
SDP SDP
@
NYM NYM
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
9 Andrés Muñoz
A. Muñoz
2
10/7/2022
2022
AL Wild Card Series
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
1
10 Adrian Morejon
A. Morejon
2
10/2/2020
2020
NL Wild Card Series
SDP SDP
vs
STL STL
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
11 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
2
10/1/2020
2020
AL Wild Card Series
CWS CWS
@
OAK OAK
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
12 Codi Heuer
C. Heuer
2
10/1/2020
2020
AL Wild Card Series
CWS CWS
@
OAK OAK
0
13.50
0
0
0
1.1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
7
0
13 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
2
9/30/2020
2020
AL Wild Card Series
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
14 Ryan Thompson
R. Thompson
2
9/30/2020
2020
AL Wild Card Series
TBR TBR
vs
TOR TOR
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
15 Triston McKenzie
T. McKenzie
2
9/30/2020
2020
AL Wild Card Series
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
0
10.80
0
0
0
1.2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
9
0
16 Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2
9/30/2020
2020
NL Wild Card Series
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
17 Eric Yardley
E. Yardley
2
9/30/2020
2020
NL Wild Card Series
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
18 Pete Fairbanks
P. Fairbanks
2
9/29/2020
2020
AL Wild Card Series
TBR TBR
vs
TOR TOR
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
1
19 Cam Hill
C. Hill
2
9/29/2020
2020
AL Wild Card Series
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
0
9.00
0
0
0
2.0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
9
0
20 Bryan King
B. King
1
10/1/2024
2024
AL Wild Card Series
HOU HOU
vs
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
21 Louis Varland
L. Varland
1
10/4/2023
2023
AL Wild Card Series
MIN MIN
vs
TOR TOR
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
22 Elvis Peguero
E. Peguero
1
10/4/2023
2023
NL Wild Card Series
MIL MIL
vs
ARI ARI
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
23 Orion Kerkering
O. Kerkering
1
10/4/2023
2023
NL Wild Card Series
PHI PHI
vs
MIA MIA
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
24 Ryne Nelson
R. Nelson
1
10/3/2023
2023
NL Wild Card Series
ARI ARI
@
MIL MIL
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
25 Elvis Peguero
E. Peguero
1
10/3/2023
2023
NL Wild Card Series
MIL MIL
vs
ARI ARI
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.2
1
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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