4 teams are tied for fanning the most hitters in a game before the 3rd inning this season, with 6 strikeouts. The first three are the Texas Rangers on May 10, the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 23 and the Toronto Blue Jays on April 20.
Interpreted as:
team most strikeouts allowed before the 3rd every regular-season game this season| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | K/BB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rangers | 6 | 5/10/2025 |  TEX | @ |  DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | Pirates | 6 | 4/23/2025 |  PIT | @ |  LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | Blue Jays | 6 | 4/20/2025 |  TOR | vs |  SEA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 4 |  | Diamondbacks | 6 | 4/17/2025 |  AZ | @ |  MIA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | Yankees | 5 | 5/20/2025 |  NYY | vs | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | Padres | 5 | 5/20/2025 |  SDP | @ | TOR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | Phillies | 5 | 5/18/2025 |  PHI | vs | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | Nationals | 5 | 5/16/2025 |  WSH | @ |  BAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | Yankees | 5 | 5/14/2025 | NYY | @ | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | Rockies | 5 | 5/12/2025 |  COL | @ | TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| 11 |  | Braves | 5 | 5/10/2025 |  ATL | @ | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | Guardians | 5 | 5/9/2025 |  CLE | vs | PHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
| 13 | | Blue Jays | 5 | 5/7/2025 | TOR | @ | LAA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| 14 |  | Royals | 5 | 5/5/2025 |  KCR | vs |  CWS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | Diamondbacks | 5 | 5/3/2025 | AZ | @ | PHI | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | Guardians | 5 | 5/3/2025 | CLE | @ | TOR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
| 17 |  | Tigers | 5 | 4/27/2025 | DET | vs | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | Tigers | 5 | 4/22/2025 | DET | vs | SDP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | Marlins | 5 | 4/21/2025 | MIA | vs |  CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | Dodgers | 5 | 4/18/2025 |  LAD | @ | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | Phillies | 5 | 4/17/2025 | PHI | vs |  SFG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| 22 |  | Giants | 5 | 4/16/2025 | SFG | @ | PHI | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 23 | | Dodgers | 5 | 4/16/2025 | LAD | vs | COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | Mariners | 5 | 4/16/2025 | SEA | @ | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | Twins | 5 | 4/14/2025 |  MIN | vs |  NYM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
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