most strikeouts by pitcher in mlb lds game 5

Justin Verlander and Cliff Lee are tied for fanning the most hitters in a League Division Series game, with 11 strikeouts.

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 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/11/2012
2012
ALDS
DET DET
@
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
2 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
11
10/12/2010
2010
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
TBR TBR
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
3 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10
10/10/2019
2019
ALDS
HOU HOU
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
27
0
4 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
10
10/10/2013
2013
ALDS
DET DET
@
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
9
10/9/2020
2020
ALDS
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
21
0
6 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
9
10/11/2017
2017
ALDS
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
7 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
9
10/15/2015
2015
NLDS
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
6
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
8 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
9
10/12/2012
2012
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
9 Mark Mulder
M. Mulder
9
10/6/2002
2002
ALDS
OAK OAK
vs
MIN MIN
L
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
9
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
30
1
10 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
9
10/14/2001
2001
NLDS
ARI ARI
vs
STL STL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
35
0
11 David Cone
D. Cone
9
10/8/1995
1995
ALDS
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
1
4.70
0
0
0
7.2
9
4
4
2
3
0
0
0
35
2
12 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
8
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
STL STL
@
ATL ATL
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
24
0
13 Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
8
10/14/2015
2015
ALDS
KCR KCR
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
26
0
14 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
8
10/14/2015
2015
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
L
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
4
2
5
1
2
0
0
1
28
0
15 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8
10/11/1999
1999
ALDS
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
21
0
16 Logan Webb
L. Webb
7
10/14/2021
2021
NLDS
SFG SFG
vs
LAD LAD
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
17 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
7
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
LAD LAD
vs
WSH WSH
1
1.35
0
0
0
6.2
4
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
28
0
18 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
7
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
WSH WSH
@
LAD LAD
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
6
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
25
0
19 Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
7
10/12/2017
2017
NLDS
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
1
9.00
0
0
0
4.0
9
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
22
0
20 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
7
10/13/2016
2016
NLDS
WSH WSH
vs
LAD LAD
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
24
0
21 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
7
10/15/2015
2015
NLDS
NYM NYM
@
LAD LAD
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
22 Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
7
10/7/2011
2011
NLDS
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
L
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
32
1
23 Mike Hampton
M. Hampton
7
10/5/2003
2003
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
CHC CHC
L
1
5.40
0
0
0
6.2
7
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
28
1
24 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
7
10/5/2003
2003
NLDS
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
25 Kevin Millwood
K. Millwood
7
10/7/2002
2002
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
SFG SFG
L
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
19
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HR

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R

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SO

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
50
31
.617
Guardians Guardians
40
38
.513
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38
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6/26
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DET DET
1:10 PM
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6/27
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DET DET
7:10 PM
Sat
6/28
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@
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DET DET
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DET DET
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
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Final

3

ATH Athletics

33 - 49

Wed 25 Jun 2025

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Yankees Yankees
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.575
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.563
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Tigers Tigers
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Guardians Guardians
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
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MIA MIA
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PIT PIT
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Tue
6/10
CHC CHC
@
PHI PHI
2-7
Tue
6/10
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
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Tue
6/10
ATL ATL
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/26
TOR TOR
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CLE CLE
1:10 PM
Thu
6/26
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Thu
6/26
SEA SEA
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Thu
6/26
PHI PHI
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Thu
6/26
TBR TBR
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KCR KCR
2:10 PM