Luke Hudson has the highest ERA by a starting pitcher in a game, with an ERA of 270.00 against the Cleveland Indians on August 13, 2006.
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starting pitcher with the 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 | |||
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| 1 |  | L. Hudson | 270.00 | 8/13/2006 | @ | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | M. Redman | 243.00 | 9/23/2006 | vs | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | L. Brissie | 243.00 | 6/18/1950 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | R. Nelson | 216.00 | 4/19/2026 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | M. Shoemaker | 216.00 | 6/4/2021 | @ | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | F. Hernandez | 216.00 | 6/12/2015 | @ | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | P. Humber | 216.00 | 4/20/2013 | vs | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | M. Bumgarner | 216.00 | 6/21/2011 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | M. Langston | 216.00 | 6/4/1995 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | M. Harkey | 216.00 | 7/25/1990 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | A. Hawkins | 216.00 | 9/26/1989 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | F. Jenkins | 216.00 | 7/10/1980 | vs | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | R. Reuschel | 216.00 | 9/16/1975 | vs | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | L. McCullers Jr. | 189.00 | 5/10/2025 | vs | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | R. Contreras | 189.00 | 6/7/2023 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | P. Espino | 189.00 | 10/4/2022 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | N. Cortes | 189.00 | 8/14/2020 | @ | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | W. Miley | 189.00 | 9/10/2019 | vs | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | F. Pena | 189.00 | 7/29/2018 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | T.J. McFarland | 189.00 | 8/20/2017 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | T. Stauffer | 189.00 | 5/28/2014 | @ | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | J. Cosart | 189.00 | 4/18/2014 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | J. Pineiro | 189.00 | 7/17/2011 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | R. Dempster | 189.00 | 4/28/2011 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | D. Bush | 189.00 | 5/21/2010 | @ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
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