relief pitcher strikeouts per 9 leaders 2026

Joe La Sorsa and Yunior Marte are tied for the best K/9 by a relief pitcher this season, with 27.00 per nine innings.

NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Joe La Sorsa
J. La Sorsa
27.00
2026
BOS BOS
1
0
0
0
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0.00
27.00
50.0
0.0
3.00
27.00
27.00
2Yunior Marte
Y. Marte
27.00
2026
CIN CIN
1
0
0
0
108.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
3
4
4
0
1
1
0
1
6
0
27.00
1.00
0.00
16.7
16.7
12.00
1.000
108.00
81.00
3José Buttó
J. Buttó
22.50
2026
SFG SFG
3
0
0
0
22.50
5
0
0
0
2.0
6
5
5
2
4
0
1
0
16
0
18.00
1.25
9.00
31.3
25.0
5.00
.800
22.50
27.00
4Daniel Espino
D. Espino
18.00
2026
CLE CLE
6
0
0
0
4.50
12
0
0
0
6.0
5
3
3
1
4
0
2
0
27
0
6.00
3.00
1.50
44.4
14.8
1.50
.400
4.50
7.50
5Carl Edwards Jr.
C. Edwards Jr.
16.50
2026
NYM NYM
2
0
0
0
1.50
11
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
4
0
1
0
25
0
6.00
2.75
1.50
44.0
16.0
1.17
.222
1.50
4.50
6Mason Miller
M. Miller
16.33
2026
SDP SDP
55
4
2
.667
0
1.26
104
0
0
32
57.1
28
8
10
2
20
2
47
1
219
5
3.14
5.20
0.31
47.5
9.1
0.84
.286
1.57
4.40
7Manuel Rodríguez
M. Rodríguez
15.43
2026
TBR TBR
4
0
0
0
3.86
8
0
0
0
4.2
5
2
2
1
4
1
0
1
24
0
7.71
2.00
1.93
33.3
16.7
1.93
.400
3.86
9.64
8Yaramil Hiraldo
Y. Hiraldo
15.26
2026
BAL BAL
7
1
0
1.000
0
5.87
13
0
0
0
7.2
7
5
5
2
6
1
1
0
37
0
7.04
2.17
2.35
35.1
16.2
1.70
.333
5.87
8.22
9Luis Perales
L. Perales
15.00
2026
WSH WSH
2
0
0
0
21.00
5
0
0
0
3.0
8
7
7
1
4
0
0
0
21
1
12.00
1.25
3.00
23.8
19.0
4.00
.636
21.00
24.00
10Brycen Mautz
B. Mautz
15.00
2026
STL STL
2
0
1
.000
0
9.00
10
0
0
0
6.0
9
6
6
1
3
0
1
0
29
3
4.50
3.33
1.50
34.5
10.3
2.00
.533
9.00
13.50
11Erik Sabrowski
E. Sabrowski
14.87
2026
CLE CLE
51
5
2
.714
0
2.97
65
0
0
1
39.1
25
13
16
3
26
1
5
2
169
5
5.95
2.50
0.69
38.5
15.4
1.30
.297
3.66
5.72
12Andrés Muñoz
A. Muñoz
14.48
2026
SEA SEA
53
5
5
.500
0
4.29
81
0
0
24
50.1
40
24
26
7
20
1
41
0
211
2
3.58
4.05
1.25
38.4
9.5
1.19
.324
4.65
7.15
13Drew Sommers
D. Sommers
14.42
2026
DET DET
34
1
3
.250
0
3.99
47
0
0
0
29.1
26
13
15
2
12
2
2
2
125
1
3.68
3.92
0.61
37.6
9.6
1.30
.387
4.60
7.98
14Spencer Bivens
S. Bivens
14.40
2026
SFG SFG
4
0
0
0
14.40
8
0
0
0
5.0
11
8
10
1
4
0
1
0
30
2
7.20
2.00
1.80
26.7
13.3
3.00
.588
18.00
19.80
15Brendon Little
B. Little
14.12
2026
TOR TOR
23
0
3
.000
0
7.89
34
0
0
0
21.2
26
19
21
5
20
0
3
5
104
0
8.31
1.70
2.08
32.7
19.2
2.12
.467
8.72
10.80
16Mason Montgomery
M. Montgomery
14.01
2026
PIT PIT
54
6
3
.667
0
3.25
82
0
0
8
52.2
36
19
20
5
19
1
20
2
214
2
3.25
4.32
0.85
38.3
8.9
1.04
.290
3.42
6.15
17Samy Natera Jr.
S. Natera Jr.
13.99
2026
LAA LAA
24
1
1
.500
0
2.60
43
0
0
3
27.2
16
8
8
1
11
1
5
0
110
3
3.58
3.91
0.33
39.1
10.0
0.98
.278
2.60
5.20
18Jeff Hoffman
J. Hoffman
13.89
2026
TOT
62
6
8
.429
0
3.90
89
0
0
5
57.2
56
25
32
4
25
6
22
4
260
4
3.90
3.56
0.62
34.2
9.6
1.40
.382
4.99
8.74
19Luis Gil
L. Gil
13.50
2026
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
4.50
3
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
10
0
4.50
3.00
0.00
30.0
10.0
1.00
.200
4.50
4.50
20Ryan Feltner
R. Feltner
13.50
2026
COL COL
1
0
1
.000
0
0.00
6
0
0
0
4.0
5
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
19
0
4.50
3.00
0.00
31.6
10.5
1.75
.455
2.25
11.25
21Joe Boyle
J. Boyle
13.50
2026
TBR TBR
1
0
0
0
5.40
5
0
0
0
3.1
2
2
2
0
3
0
1
0
15
0
8.10
1.67
0.00
33.3
20.0
1.50
.286
5.40
5.40
22Bradley Hanner
B. Hanner
13.50
2026
NYY NYY
3
0
0
0
6.75
6
0
0
0
4.0
6
3
3
2
0
0
2
0
18
0
0.00
4.50
33.3
0.0
1.50
.400
6.75
13.50
23Slade Cecconi
S. Cecconi
13.50
2026
CLE CLE
2
0
0
0
16.88
4
0
0
0
2.2
5
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
15
1
6.75
2.00
3.38
26.7
13.3
2.63
.500
16.88
16.88
24Will Warren
W. Warren
13.50
2026
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
13.50
1.00
0.00
25.0
25.0
3.00
.500
0.00
13.50
25Miguel Ullola
M. Ullola
13.50
2026
HOU HOU
4
0
0
0
4.50
9
0
0
0
6.0
4
3
3
2
1
0
3
0
23
0
1.50
9.00
3.00
39.1
4.3
0.83
.182
4.50
6.00
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HR

26

Contreras

Willson Contreras

RBI

79

Contreras

Willson Contreras

AVG

.282

Rafaela

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

16

Gray

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K

147

Tolle

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ERA

2.82

Gray

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HR

147

22nd

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1,205

11th

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4th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
83
57
.593
Yankees Yankees
80
60
.571
3.0
Red Sox Red Sox
76
65
.539
7.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
70
71
.496
13.5
Orioles Orioles
69
72
.489
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Fri
9/4
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Sat
9/5
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Sun
9/6
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Mon
9/7
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Tue
9/8
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Last Game
BOS Red Sox

76 - 65

6

Final

5

BAL Orioles

69 - 72

Thu 3 Sep 2026

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105

Stewart

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101

Burleson

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99

Walker

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Arraez

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Gonzales

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Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

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166

Arraez

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162

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Run Leaders

103

Crow-Armstrong

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100

Wood

James Wood

95

Reynolds

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OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.394

Harper

Bryce Harper

.391

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.602

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.571

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.547

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SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

40

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

38

Simpson

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

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16

Gray

Sonny Gray

15

Burns

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Misiorowski

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221

Cease

Dylan Cease

217

Williams

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Misiorowski

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2.04

Schlittler

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2.06

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Jacob Misiorowski

0.90

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.93

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Drew Rasmussen
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13.18

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.98

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.32

Sale

Chris Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

5.52

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Drew Rasmussen
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22

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Nick Martinez

27

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

28

Sale

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1,847.4

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1,538

Crow-Armstrong

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1,384

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White Sox

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Nationals

81-61

Padres

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Cardinals

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Diamondbacks

77-64

Twins

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Mariners

54-87

Dodgers

55-85

Phillies

59-81

Rangers

62-79

Mets

64-76

Athletics

65-76

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
83
57
.593
Phillies Phillies
79
61
.564
4.0
Marlins Marlins
71
70
.504
12.5
Nationals Nationals
67
75
.472
17.0
Mets Mets
63
77
.450
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
87
54
.617
Cubs Cubs
79
62
.560
8.0
Cardinals Cardinals
70
71
.496
17.0
Pirates Pirates
69
72
.489
18.0
Reds Reds
67
73
.479
19.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
83
57
.593
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
74
67
.525
9.5
Padres Padres
73
67
.521
10.0
Giants Giants
58
83
.411
25.5
Rockies Rockies
54
86
.386
29.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
83
57
.593
Yankees Yankees
80
60
.571
3.0
Red Sox Red Sox
76
65
.539
7.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
70
71
.496
13.5
Orioles Orioles
69
72
.489
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
73
67
.521
Guardians Guardians
70
70
.500
3.0
Twins Twins
67
73
.479
6.0
Tigers Tigers
64
75
.460
8.5
Royals Royals
63
78
.447
10.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
72
69
.511
Rangers Rangers
70
71
.496
2.0
Mariners Mariners
66
75
.468
6.0
Athletics Athletics
55
86
.390
17.0
Angels Angels
53
87
.379
18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
8/19
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
3-4
Wed
8/19
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
5-3
Thu
8/20
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
10-9
Thu
8/20
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
5-1
Thu
8/20
SFG SFG
@
CLE CLE
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
9/4
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
2:10 PM
Fri
9/4
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
6:10 PM
Fri
9/4
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Fri
9/4
LAA LAA
@
PIT PIT
6:45 PM
Fri
9/4
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM