starting pitcher with highest k rate this month

Cade Cavalli has struck out the most batters by a starting pitcher this month, with 47 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	MONTH	G	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	Cade Cavalli C. Cavalli	47	August 2026	6	4	1	.800	6	1.75	0	0	0	36.0	22	7	8	7	10	1	0	0	137	1	11.75	2.50	4.70	1.75	34.3	7.3	0.89	.208	2.00	5.50
2	Jesús Luzardo J. Luzardo	46	August 2026	5	3	0	1.000	5	1.31	0	0	0	34.1	21	5	7	2	9	0	0	0	133	3	12.06	2.36	5.11	0.52	34.6	6.8	0.87	.250	1.83	5.50
3	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	45	August 2026	6	3	0	1.000	6	1.72	0	0	0	36.2	31	7	7	2	11	1	0	0	148	1	11.05	2.70	4.09	0.49	30.4	7.4	1.15	.326	1.72	7.61
4	Dylan Cease D. Cease	43	August 2026	5	2	0	1.000	5	2.03	0	0	0	31.0	15	7	7	3	14	0	0	0	120	1	12.48	4.06	3.07	0.87	35.8	11.7	0.94	.200	2.03	4.35
5	Chase Burns C. Burns	43	August 2026	6	3	2	.600	6	4.13	0	0	0	32.2	33	15	16	2	9	1	0	0	137	1	11.85	2.48	4.78	0.55	31.4	6.6	1.29	.378	4.41	9.09
6	Matthew Liberatore M. Liberatore	41	August 2026	6	0	5	.000	6	5.91	0	0	0	32.0	30	21	22	6	7	1	0	0	133	1	11.53	1.97	5.86	1.69	30.8	5.3	1.16	.308	6.19	8.44
7	Tyler Mahle T. Mahle	41	August 2026	6	2	1	.667	6	2.50	0	0	0	36.0	29	10	10	4	7	2	0	0	142	0	10.25	1.75	5.86	1.00	28.9	4.9	1.00	.284	2.50	7.25
8	Parker Messick P. Messick	39	August 2026	6	3	2	.600	6	2.02	0	0	0	35.2	27	8	9	3	7	1	0	0	141	1	9.84	1.77	5.57	0.76	27.7	5.0	0.95	.264	2.27	6.81
9	Payton Tolle P. Tolle	38	August 2026	5	2	0	1.000	5	2.37	0	0	0	30.1	23	8	8	3	8	0	0	1	116	0	11.27	2.37	4.75	0.89	32.8	6.9	1.02	.299	2.37	6.82
10	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	37	August 2026	5	1	2	.333	5	3.00	0	0	0	30.0	24	10	11	2	7	1	0	0	121	0	11.10	2.10	5.29	0.60	30.6	5.8	1.03	.297	3.30	7.20
11	Aaron Nola A. Nola	37	August 2026	5	2	1	.667	5	2.79	0	0	0	29.0	25	9	9	6	10	0	0	0	118	0	11.48	3.10	3.70	1.86	31.4	8.5	1.21	.292	2.79	7.76
12	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	37	August 2026	5	3	1	.750	5	2.32	0	0	0	31.0	17	8	8	3	7	0	0	0	115	0	10.74	2.03	5.29	0.87	32.2	6.1	0.77	.206	2.32	4.94
13	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	37	August 2026	6	5	0	1.000	6	2.57	0	0	0	35.0	24	10	10	1	8	1	0	0	135	0	9.51	2.06	4.63	0.26	27.4	5.9	0.91	.261	2.57	6.17
14	Cam Schlittler C. Schlittler	36	August 2026	5	2	0	1.000	5	2.33	0	0	0	27.0	19	7	7	2	16	0	0	0	113	0	12.00	5.33	2.25	0.67	31.9	14.2	1.30	.288	2.33	6.33
15	Gavin Williams G. Williams	36	August 2026	5	2	1	.667	5	5.56	0	0	0	22.2	21	14	14	6	11	0	0	0	100	2	14.29	4.37	3.27	2.38	36.0	11.0	1.41	.319	5.56	8.34
16	Jacob Lopez J. Lopez	35	August 2026	5	0	0		5	2.48	0	0	0	29.0	20	8	9	3	8	1	0	0	115	1	10.86	2.48	4.38	0.93	30.4	7.0	0.97	.250	2.79	6.21
17	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Y. Yamamoto	35	August 2026	5	1	2	.333	5	1.95	0	0	0	32.1	20	7	7	3	8	3	0	0	126	0	9.74	2.23	4.38	0.84	27.8	6.3	0.87	.221	1.95	5.57
18	Chris Sale C. Sale	34	August 2026	4	1	3	.250	4	2.00	1	1	0	27.0	23	6	6	0	2	2	0	0	105	0	11.33	0.67	17.00	0.00	32.4	1.9	0.93	.343	2.00	7.67
19	Ian Seymour I. Seymour	33	August 2026	4	2	1	.667	4	3.52	0	0	0	23.0	24	9	9	6	4	0	0	0	98	0	12.91	1.57	8.25	2.35	33.7	4.1	1.22	.327	3.52	9.39
20	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	33	August 2026	6	4	1	.800	6	4.54	0	0	0	33.2	36	17	17	5	8	0	0	0	141	0	8.82	2.14	4.13	1.34	23.4	5.7	1.31	.326	4.54	9.62
21	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	33	August 2026	6	3	2	.600	6	3.38	0	0	0	34.2	28	13	13	7	13	0	0	0	142	0	8.57	3.38	2.54	1.82	23.2	9.2	1.18	.236	3.38	7.27
22	Trevor Rogers T. Rogers	32	August 2026	5	3	2	.600	5	4.82	0	0	0	28.0	27	15	15	6	5	2	0	0	116	0	10.29	1.61	6.40	1.93	27.6	4.3	1.14	.296	4.82	8.68
23	Sean Manaea S. Manaea	32	August 2026	5	2	1	.667	5	4.94	0	0	0	31.0	29	17	17	7	10	4	0	0	132	0	9.29	2.90	3.20	2.03	24.2	7.6	1.26	.278	4.94	8.42
24	Logan Henderson L. Henderson	32	August 2026	5	4	1	.800	5	2.23	0	0	0	32.1	18	8	8	6	5	0	0	0	117	0	8.91	1.39	6.40	1.67	27.4	4.3	0.71	.162	2.23	5.01
25	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	32	August 2026	5	3	2	.600	5	2.35	0	0	0	30.2	25	8	9	2	7	1	0	0	123	0	9.39	2.05	4.57	0.59	26.0	5.7	1.04	.284	2.64	7.34

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Team Batting Leaders

30

Wood

RBI

92

Abrams

AVG

.283

García

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Cavalli

177

Cavalli

ERA

3.06

Griffin

Team Rankings

190

1st

720

2nd

1,081

25th

ERA

4.67

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	55	.599
Phillies	77	60	.562	5.0
Marlins	69	68	.504	13.0
Nationals	65	74	.468	18.0
Mets	61	76	.445	21.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/31	MIA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 9/1	ATL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 9/2	ATL	@	WSH	1:05 PM
Fri 9/4	WSH	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Sat 9/5	WSH	@	LAD	9:10 PM

Last Game

Marlins

69 - 68

Final

Nationals

65 - 74

Sun 30 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.317

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Lopez

163

Arraez

157

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

99

Crow-Armstrong

93

Olson

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

.577

Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

37

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,985.3

Crow-Armstrong

1,810.5

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

1,506

Crow-Armstrong

1,357

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

81-55

78-59

79-60

76-62

74-62

75-63

Worst Record ATS

51-86

55-82

58-79

59-78

62-75

63-74

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	55	.599
Phillies	77	60	.562	5.0
Marlins	69	68	.504	13.0
Nationals	65	74	.468	18.0
Mets	61	76	.445	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	85	52	.620
Cubs	77	60	.562	8.0
Cardinals	68	70	.493	17.5
Pirates	67	71	.486	18.5
Reds	65	72	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	55	.599
Diamondbacks	73	65	.529	9.5
Padres	72	65	.526	10.0
Giants	56	81	.409	26.0
Rockies	52	85	.380	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	82	54	.603
Yankees	78	59	.569	4.5
Red Sox	74	63	.540	8.5
Orioles	68	69	.496	14.5
Blue Jays	68	70	.493	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	64	.529
Guardians	69	68	.504	3.5
Twins	65	72	.474	7.5
Tigers	63	73	.463	9.0
Royals	62	76	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	69	68	.504
Rangers	67	70	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	73	.467	5.0
Athletics	53	84	.387	16.0
Angels	52	85	.380	17.0