most strikeouts in first start this season

Dylan Cease struck out the most hitters in a start in his first game in 2026, with 12 strikeouts versus the Athletics on March 28.

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NAMESOGSDATETMOPPDECERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Dylan Cease
D. Cease
12
1
3/28/2026
vs
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
22
0
2Payton Tolle
P. Tolle
11
1
4/23/2026
vs
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
22
0
3Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
11
1
3/27/2026
vs
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
4Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
11
1
3/26/2026
vs
W
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
2
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
20
0
5Spencer Arrighetti
S. Arrighetti
10
1
4/15/2026
vs
W
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
4
2
0
0
27
0
6Michael Soroka
M. Soroka
10
1
3/30/2026
vs
W
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
0
7Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
10
1
3/26/2026
vs
W
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
8Dean Kremer
D. Kremer
9
1
4/13/2026
vs
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
6
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
21
0
9Casey Mize
C. Mize
9
1
3/31/2026
@
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
22
0
10Kodai Senga
K. Senga
9
1
3/31/2026
@
L
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
25
0
11Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
9
1
3/30/2026
vs
W
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
12Emerson Hancock
E. Hancock
9
1
3/29/2026
vs
W
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
19
0
13Eric Lauer
E. Lauer
9
1
3/29/2026
vs
W
3.38
0
0
0
5.1
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
20
0
14Bryan Woo
B. Woo
9
1
3/28/2026
vs
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
15Reid Detmers
R. Detmers
9
1
3/28/2026
@
5.79
0
0
0
4.2
6
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
21
0
16Taj Bradley
T. Bradley
9
1
3/28/2026
@
2.08
0
0
0
4.1
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
19
0
17Hunter Brown
H. Brown
9
1
3/26/2026
vs
0.00
0
0
0
4.2
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
22
0
18Ronel Blanco
R. Blanco
8
1
7/20/2026
vs
7.71
0
0
0
4.2
2
4
4
2
3
0
0
0
19
0
19Trevor McDonald
T. McDonald
8
1
5/4/2026
vs
W
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
24
0
20Walbert Ureña
W. Ureña
8
1
4/19/2026
vs
L
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
21Peter Lambert
P. Lambert
8
1
4/17/2026
vs
L
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
7
4
4
0
1
2
0
0
24
0
22Andrew Painter
A. Painter
8
1
3/31/2026
vs
W
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
23Kyle Harrison
K. Harrison
8
1
3/30/2026
vs
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
20
0
24Jack Leiter
J. Leiter
8
1
3/30/2026
@
W
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
24
0
25Carmen Mlodzinski
C. Mlodzinski
8
1
3/29/2026
@
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
20
0

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HR

33

Okamoto

Kazuma Okamoto

RBI

92

Okamoto

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AVG

.278

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

11

Cease

Dylan Cease

K

239

Cease

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ERA

2.40

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HR

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R

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30th

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2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
79
83
.488
19.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/25
@
1:35 PM
Sat
3/27
@
1:35 PM
Sun
3/28
@
1:35 PM
Mon
3/29
@
3:05 PM
Wed
3/31
@
6:35 PM
Last Game
CIN Reds

75 - 87

1

Final

5

TOR Blue Jays

79 - 83

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
@
5-1
Wed
9/16
@
3-6
Wed
9/16
@
6-5
Wed
9/16
@
4-5
Wed
9/16
@
1-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM