pitcher with highest era in a single game

Luke Hudson has the worst ERA in a game, with an ERA of 270.00 versus the Cleveland Indians on August 13, 2006.

Interpreted as:
pitcher with highest era in a single regular-season game
NAME ERA DATE TM OPP DEC GS SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Luke Hudson
L. Hudson
270.00
8/13/2006
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
8
10
11
1
3
0
0
0
13
0
2 Mark Redman
M. Redman
243.00
9/23/2006
KCR KCR
vs
DET DET
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
3 Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
243.00
5/28/2000
SEA SEA
@
TBD TBD
L
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
4 Lou Brissie
L. Brissie
243.00
6/18/1950
PHA PHA
@
CLE CLE
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
3
9
9
0
6
0
0
0
10
0
5 Fred Heimach
F. Heimach
243.00
7/17/1933
BKN BKN
@
PIT PIT
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
0
1
0
0
10
0
6 Paolo Espino
P. Espino
216.00
7/18/2023
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
7 Cody Bolton
C. Bolton
216.00
5/29/2023
PIT PIT
@
SFG SFG
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
9
0
8 Matt Shoemaker
M. Shoemaker
216.00
6/4/2021
MIN MIN
@
KCR KCR
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
9 Taylor Williams
T. Williams
216.00
6/4/2019
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
1
9
0
10 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
216.00
6/12/2015
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
2
2
0
0
0
9
0
11 Philip Humber
P. Humber
216.00
4/20/2013
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
8
8
8
1
1
0
0
0
10
0
12 Philip Humber
P. Humber
216.00
9/4/2012
CWS CWS
vs
MIN MIN
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
13 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
216.00
6/21/2011
SFG SFG
vs
MIN MIN
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
9
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
14 Jason Miller
J. Miller
216.00
6/4/2007
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
2
2
0
0
1
10
0
15 Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
216.00
4/19/1996
BAL BAL
@
TEX TEX
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
9
0
16 Mark Langston
M. Langston
216.00
6/4/1995
CAL CAL
@
NYY NYY
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
17 Bryn Smith
B. Smith
216.00
5/16/1993
COL COL
@
CIN CIN
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
18 Mike Harkey
M. Harkey
216.00
7/25/1990
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
19 Andy Hawkins
A. Hawkins
216.00
9/26/1989
NYY NYY
@
BOS BOS
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
0
3
0
0
0
9
0
20 Jon Perlman
J. Perlman
216.00
9/24/1985
CHC CHC
vs
MON MON
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
2
2
0
0
1
9
0
21 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
216.00
7/10/1980
TEX TEX
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
0
3
0
0
1
9
0
22 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
216.00
9/16/1975
CHC CHC
vs
PIT PIT
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
23 Bill Dailey
B. Dailey
216.00
6/9/1964
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
1
3
0
0
0
9
1
24 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
189.00
5/10/2025
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
3
7
7
1
3
1
0
0
8
0
25 Jhonathan Díaz
J. Díaz
189.00
9/15/2023
LAA LAA
vs
DET DET
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
7
7
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for ERA going back to the 1901 season.
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
31
16
.660
Twins Twins
26
21
.553
5.0
Guardians Guardians
25
21
.543
5.5
Royals Royals
26
22
.542
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White Sox White Sox
14
33
.298
17.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
KCR KCR
@
SFG SFG
9:45 PM
Wed
5/21
KCR KCR
@
SFG SFG
3:45 PM
Fri
5/23
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
8:10 PM
Sat
5/24
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Sun
5/25
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
27
19
.587
Red Sox Red Sox
24
25
.490
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
31
16
.660
Twins Twins
26
21
.553
5.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
26
19
.578
Astros Astros
25
22
.532
2.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
28
18
.609
Mets Mets
29
19
.604
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
28
20
.583
Cardinals Cardinals
26
21
.553
1.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
29
18
.617
Padres Padres
27
18
.600
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/3
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
5-4
Sat
5/3
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
4-0
Sat
5/3
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
5-4
Sat
5/3
ATH ATH
@
MIA MIA
3-2
Sat
5/3
AZ AZ
@
PHI PHI
11-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/19
CLE CLE
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Mon
5/19
DET DET
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Mon
5/19
LAA LAA
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Mon
5/19
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Tue
5/20
CHC CHC
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM