pitchers with the most 12 strikeout games 2021

Gerrit Cole had the most games pitched with 12+ strikeouts in 2021, with 5 games.

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	NAME	G	SO	SEASON	TM	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	5	64	2021	NYY	5	0	1.000	5	0.24	1	1	0	37.0	19	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	129	1	15.57	0.49	32.00	0.00	49.6	1.6	0.57	.302	0.24	4.62
2	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	4	54	2021	MIL	4	0	1.000	4	0.00	0	0	0	31.1	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	108	0	15.51	0.57	27.00	0.00	50.0	1.9	0.48	.250	0.00	3.73
3	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	4	57	2021	NYM	2	1	.667	4	1.20	1	1	0	30.0	15	4	7	3	1	0	0	0	106	0	17.10	0.30	57.00	0.90	53.8	0.9	0.53	.267	2.10	4.50
4	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	4	49	2021	CLE	2	1	.667	4	2.96	0	0	0	27.1	15	9	9	4	13	0	0	0	112	3	16.13	4.28	3.77	1.32	43.8	11.6	1.02	.239	2.96	4.94
5	Robbie Ray R. Ray	3	40	2021	TOR	1	0	1.000	3	1.33	0	0	0	20.1	14	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	78	0	17.70	0.44	40.00	0.89	51.3	1.3	0.74	.353	1.33	6.20
6	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	3	38	2021	PHI	1	0	1.000	3	1.61	0	0	0	22.1	11	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	81	1	15.31	1.21	12.67	0.81	46.9	3.7	0.63	.243	1.61	4.43
7	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	2	26	2021	MIA	1	0	1.000	2	1.13	0	0	0	16.0	10	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	59	0	14.62	1.13	13.00	0.56	44.1	3.4	0.75	.310	1.13	5.63
8	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2	27	2021	TOT	1	0	1.000	2	0.59	0	0	0	15.1	8	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	55	1	15.85	0.59	27.00	0.59	49.1	1.8	0.59	.269	1.17	4.70
9	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	2	24	2021	SDP	1	0	1.000	2	2.03	0	0	0	13.1	8	3	3	2	3	1	0	0	52	1	16.20	2.03	8.00	1.35	46.2	5.8	0.83	.273	2.03	5.40
10	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	2	25	2021	CWS	1	0	1.000	2	0.75	0	0	0	12.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	42	0	18.75	0.75	25.00	0.00	59.5	2.4	0.42	.250	0.75	3.00
11	Jordan Montgomery J. Montgomery	1	12	2021	NYY	0	0		1	1.59	0	0	0	5.2	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	23	2	19.06	1.59	12.00	1.59	52.2	4.3	1.24	.556	1.59	9.53
12	Blake Snell B. Snell	1	13	2021	SDP	1	0	1.000	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	26	0	16.71	3.86	4.33	0.00	50.0	11.5	0.71	.200	0.00	2.57
13	Patrick Sandoval P. Sandoval	1	13	2021	LAA	1	0	1.000	1	1.04	0	0	0	8.2	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	30	0	13.50	1.04	13.00	0.00	43.3	3.3	0.23	.071	1.04	1.04
14	Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi	1	12	2021	SEA	0	0		1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	6	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	23	0	18.00	1.50	12.00	3.00	52.2	4.3	1.17	.500	4.50	9.00
15	Sean Manaea S. Manaea	1	13	2021	OAK	1	0	1.000	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	28	0	16.71	3.86	4.33	1.29	46.4	10.7	0.86	.200	1.29	3.86
16	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1	13	2021	LAD	1	0	1.000	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	28	0	14.62	1.13	13.00	1.13	46.4	3.6	0.63	.231	1.13	4.50
17	Julio Urías J. Urías	1	12	2021	LAD	0	0		1	3.38	0	0	0	5.1	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	22	0	20.25	1.69	12.00	1.69	54.5	4.5	1.13	.500	3.38	8.44
18	Aaron Nola A. Nola	1	12	2021	PHI	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	5.1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	22	0	20.25	1.69	12.00	0.00	54.5	4.5	0.56	.286	0.00	3.38
19	Tyler Mahle T. Mahle	1	12	2021	CIN	1	0	1.000	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	25	0	18.00	3.00	6.00	0.00	48.0	8.0	0.83	.333	1.50	4.50
20	Taijuan Walker T. Walker	1	12	2021	NYM	1	0	1.000	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	27	0	15.43	0.00		1.29	44.4	0.0	0.71	.308	2.57	6.43
21	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	1	12	2021	CWS	1	0	1.000	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	27	1	15.43	3.86	4.00	1.29	44.4	11.1	0.86	.182	1.29	3.86
22	Rich Hill R. Hill	1	13	2021	TBR	0	1	.000	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	6	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	31	0	14.62	0.00		1.13	41.9	0.0	0.75	.313	2.25	6.75
23	Merrill Kelly M. Kelly	1	12	2021	ARI	0	1	.000	1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	25	0	15.43	0.00		2.57	48.0	0.0	0.86	.364	3.86	7.71
24	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	1	12	2021	SFG	0	0		1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	13.50	0.00		0.00	41.4	0.0	0.63	.294	1.13	5.63
25	John Means J. Means	1	12	2021	BAL	1	0	1.000	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1	12.00	0.00		0.00	44.4	0.0	0.00	.000	0.00	0.00

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39

Rice

RBI

95

Rice

AVG

.268

Bellinger

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Schlittler

234

Schlittler

ERA

1.63

Blackburn

Team Rankings

217

1st

716

10th

1,404

7th

ERA

3.21

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	96	61	.611
Yankees	90	67	.573	6.0
Red Sox	84	73	.535	12.0
Blue Jays	77	80	.490	19.0
Orioles	76	81	.484	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/23	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 9/24	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 9/25	BAL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Sat 9/26	BAL	@	NYY	7:15 PM
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	NYY	3:20 PM

Last Game

Rays

96 - 61

Final

Yankees

90 - 67

Tue 22 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

108

Alonso

Batting Average Leaders

.314

Alvarez

.314

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

186

Lopez

185

Arraez

175

Díaz

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

104

Wood

OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

.396

Bauers

.389

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.579

Crow-Armstrong

.525

Rice

SB Leaders

47

Nuñez

46

Simpson

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

17

Gray

16

Rasmussen

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,327.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,014.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,764

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,511

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

90-67

88-69

88-70

85-72

84-74

83-74

Worst Record ATS

58-99

67-90

68-89

73-84

74-83

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	65	.586
Phillies	87	70	.554	5.0
Marlins	77	80	.490	15.0
Nationals	74	84	.468	18.5
Mets	72	85	.459	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	59	.624
Cubs	87	70	.554	11.0
Pirates	80	77	.510	18.0
Cardinals	76	81	.484	22.0
Reds	73	84	.465	25.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	97	60	.618
Padres	87	70	.554	10.0
Diamondbacks	83	74	.529	14.0
Giants	65	93	.411	32.5
Rockies	57	100	.363	40.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	96	61	.611
Yankees - w	90	67	.573	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	73	.535	12.0
Blue Jays	77	80	.490	19.0
Orioles	76	81	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	82	75	.522
White Sox	81	76	.516	1.0
Twins	74	84	.468	8.5
Tigers	74	84	.468	8.5
Royals	67	90	.427	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	78	79	.497
Rangers	78	79	.497
Mariners	73	84	.465	5.0
Athletics	62	95	.395	16.0
Angels	60	97	.382	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 9/7	NYM	@	MIA	9-4
Mon 9/7	LAA	@	BOS	2-5
Mon 9/7	CLE	@	BAL	4-6
Mon 9/7	CHC	@	MIL	3-4
Mon 9/7	MIN	@	DET	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/23	WSH	@	DET	1:10 PM
Wed 9/23	TOR	@	BAL	1:35 PM
Wed 9/23	MIN	@	SFG	3:45 PM
Wed 9/23	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Wed 9/23	MIL	@	PHI	6:40 PM

Gerrit Cole had the most games pitched with 12+ strikeouts in 2021, with 5 games.

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