starting pitcher with most strikeouts this month

Jesús Luzardo has struck out the most batters by a starting pitcher this month, with 28 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	Jesús Luzardo J. Luzardo	28	August 2026	3	2	0	1.000	3	1.25	0	0	0	21.2	15	3	3	0	5	0	0	0	84	2	11.63	2.08	5.60	0.00	33.3	6.0	0.92	.294	1.25	6.23
2	Sean Manaea S. Manaea	25	August 2026	3	2	0	1.000	3	3.26	0	0	0	19.1	16	7	7	3	7	3	0	0	80	0	11.64	3.26	3.57	1.40	31.3	8.8	1.19	.310	3.26	7.45
3	Ian Seymour I. Seymour	25	August 2026	3	2	0	1.000	3	3.00	0	0	0	18.0	18	6	6	3	3	0	0	0	76	0	12.50	1.50	8.33	1.50	32.9	3.9	1.17	.333	3.00	9.00
4	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	25	August 2026	3	1	1	.500	3	2.84	0	0	0	19.0	11	6	6	3	3	0	0	0	71	0	11.84	1.42	8.33	1.42	35.2	4.2	0.74	.200	2.84	5.21
5	Tyler Mahle T. Mahle	25	August 2026	3	1	0	1.000	3	3.06	0	0	0	17.2	12	6	6	2	4	1	0	0	69	0	12.74	2.04	6.25	1.02	36.2	5.8	0.91	.270	3.06	6.11
6	Payton Tolle P. Tolle	25	August 2026	3	2	0	1.000	3	1.35	0	0	0	20.0	13	3	3	2	4	0	0	1	72	0	11.25	1.80	6.25	0.90	34.7	5.6	0.85	.268	1.35	5.85
7	Cam Schlittler C. Schlittler	24	August 2026	3	0	0		3	3.52	0	0	0	15.1	11	6	6	2	8	0	0	0	64	0	14.09	4.70	3.00	1.17	37.5	12.5	1.24	.300	3.52	6.46
8	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	24	August 2026	3	2	0	1.000	3	1.06	0	0	0	17.0	12	2	2	1	7	1	0	0	68	0	12.71	3.71	3.43	0.53	35.3	10.3	1.12	.314	1.06	6.35
9	Chase Burns C. Burns	23	August 2026	3	2	1	.667	3	2.95	0	0	0	18.1	12	6	6	0	5	1	0	0	71	0	11.29	2.45	4.60	0.00	32.4	7.0	0.93	.286	2.95	5.89
10	Reid Detmers R. Detmers	22	August 2026	3	1	1	.500	3	2.00	0	0	0	18.0	9	4	4	2	5	0	0	0	66	0	11.00	2.50	4.40	1.00	33.3	7.6	0.78	.189	2.00	4.50
11	Aaron Nola A. Nola	22	August 2026	3	1	0	1.000	3	3.38	0	0	0	16.0	17	6	6	4	7	0	0	0	69	0	12.38	3.94	3.14	2.25	31.9	10.1	1.50	.361	3.38	9.56
12	Gavin Williams G. Williams	22	August 2026	3	1	1	.500	3	4.02	0	0	0	15.2	11	7	7	3	7	0	0	0	65	1	12.64	4.02	3.14	1.72	33.8	10.8	1.15	.242	4.02	6.32
13	Cade Cavalli C. Cavalli	21	August 2026	3	2	1	.667	3	2.25	0	0	0	20.0	14	5	6	5	5	0	0	0	75	0	9.45	2.25	4.20	2.25	28.0	6.7	0.95	.205	2.70	6.30
14	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	21	August 2026	3	3	0	1.000	3	1.00	0	0	0	18.0	10	2	2	0	4	1	0	0	67	0	10.50	2.00	5.25	0.00	31.3	6.0	0.78	.244	1.00	5.00
15	Braxton Ashcraft B. Ashcraft	20	August 2026	3	2	1	.667	3	2.84	1	0	0	19.0	9	6	6	4	3	1	0	0	67	1	9.47	1.42	6.67	1.89	29.9	4.5	0.63	.128	2.84	4.26
16	Parker Messick P. Messick	20	August 2026	3	1	1	.500	3	2.65	0	0	0	17.0	13	5	6	3	4	1	0	0	69	0	10.59	2.12	5.00	1.59	29.0	5.8	1.00	.244	3.18	6.88
17	Sonny Gray S. Gray	19	August 2026	3	2	1	.667	3	0.95	0	0	0	19.0	15	2	2	1	4	2	0	0	75	1	9.00	1.89	4.75	0.47	25.3	5.3	1.00	.286	0.95	7.11
18	Grayson Rodriguez G. Rodriguez	19	August 2026	3	0	2	.000	3	4.80	0	0	0	15.0	10	8	9	1	7	1	0	0	63	1	11.40	4.20	2.71	0.60	30.2	11.1	1.13	.257	5.40	6.00
19	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	19	August 2026	3	2	1	.667	3	1.93	0	0	0	18.2	15	4	5	0	5	0	0	0	74	0	9.16	2.41	3.80	0.00	25.7	6.8	1.07	.300	2.41	7.23
20	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	19	August 2026	3	1	1	.500	3	2.29	0	0	0	19.2	13	5	5	4	6	0	0	0	75	0	8.69	2.75	3.17	1.83	25.3	8.0	0.97	.196	2.29	5.95
21	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	18	August 2026	3	2	1	.667	3	4.34	0	0	0	18.2	21	9	11	1	2	0	0	0	80	0	8.68	0.96	9.00	0.48	22.5	2.5	1.23	.339	5.30	10.13
22	MacKenzie Gore M. Gore	18	August 2026	3	1	0	1.000	3	2.12	0	0	0	17.0	15	4	4	2	7	0	0	0	74	1	9.53	3.71	2.57	1.06	24.3	9.5	1.29	.277	2.12	7.94
23	Max Fried M. Fried	18	August 2026	3	0	1	.000	3	1.08	0	0	0	16.2	10	2	2	1	5	0	0	0	61	2	9.72	2.70	3.60	0.54	29.5	8.2	0.90	.243	1.08	5.40
24	Connor Prielipp C. Prielipp	18	August 2026	3	0	1	.000	3	8.22	0	0	0	15.1	17	14	14	4	10	0	0	0	70	0	10.57	5.87	1.80	2.35	25.7	14.3	1.76	.342	8.22	9.98
25	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Y. Yamamoto	18	August 2026	3	1	1	.500	3	1.83	0	0	0	19.2	11	4	4	2	6	1	0	0	75	0	8.24	2.75	3.00	0.92	24.0	8.0	0.86	.188	1.83	5.03

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Team Batting Leaders

37

Schwarber

RBI

72

Schwarber

AVG

.276

Marsh

Team Pitching Leaders

15

Sánchez

185

Luzardo

ERA

2.54

Sánchez

Team Rankings

153

9th

551

15th

1,222

1st

ERA

4.15

18th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	50	.593
Phillies	66	58	.532	7.5
Marlins	63	61	.508	10.5
Nationals	60	65	.480	14.0
Mets	55	69	.444	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/16	PHI	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Mon 8/17	MIA	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Tue 8/18	MIA	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Wed 8/19	MIA	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Fri 8/21	STL	@	PHI	6:40 PM

Last Game

Phillies

66 - 58

Final

Twins

60 - 64

Sat 15 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

35

Caminero

RBI Leaders

91

Stewart

91

Abrams

88

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.321

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.309

Moreno

Hit Leaders

149

Lopez

148

Arraez

142

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

87

Olson

86

Crow-Armstrong

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.622

Alvarez

.546

Olson

.544

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

191

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

Sale

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,076.9

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,680.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,450.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,259

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

73-49

72-53

70-52

68-55

68-56

Worst Record ATS

46-78

49-75

51-73

54-70

56-67

57-67

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	50	.593
Phillies	66	58	.532	7.5
Marlins	63	61	.508	10.5
Nationals	60	65	.480	14.0
Mets	55	69	.444	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	76	48	.613
Cubs	72	52	.581	4.0
Cardinals	62	61	.504	13.5
Reds	59	63	.484	16.0
Pirates	60	65	.480	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	50	.597
Diamondbacks	66	58	.532	8.0
Padres	66	58	.532	8.0
Giants	51	72	.415	22.5
Rockies	49	74	.398	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	48	.607
Yankees	68	55	.553	6.5
Red Sox	66	57	.537	8.5
Blue Jays	61	64	.488	14.5
Orioles	60	63	.488	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	64	58	.525
Tigers	60	63	.488	4.5
Twins	60	64	.484	5.0
Guardians	60	64	.484	5.0
Royals	50	74	.403	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	61	.508
Rangers	61	63	.492	2.0
Mariners	58	66	.468	5.0
Angels	49	75	.395	14.0
Athletics	48	75	.390	14.5