20 teams are tied for the fewest strikeouts in a game with 5+ strikeouts, with 5 strikeouts. The first three are the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday, on Sunday and on August 16, the San Diego Padres 4 times and the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
Interpreted as:
team that strikes out the least last 5 or more regular-season games| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Blue Jays | 5 | 8/26/2026 | vs | W 3-0 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .226 | .333 | .559 | ||
| 2 |  | Padres | 5 | 8/26/2026 | vs | W 3-0 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .333 | .379 | .713 | ||
| 3 |  | Cubs | 5 | 8/25/2026 | @ | L 4-5 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .286 | .375 | .661 | ||
| 4 |  | Guardians | 5 | 8/24/2026 | @ | W 4-2 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .297 | .364 | .661 | ||
| 5 |  | Twins | 5 | 8/24/2026 | @ | W 9-6 | 42 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .426 | .548 | .973 | ||
| 6 | | Guardians | 5 | 8/23/2026 | @ | W 7-2 | 37 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .366 | .459 | .825 | ||
| 7 | | Blue Jays | 5 | 8/23/2026 | @ | L 3-8 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .200 | .290 | .490 | ||
| 8 |  | Phillies | 5 | 8/23/2026 | vs | W 6-4 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .324 | .471 | .795 | ||
| 9 |  | Red Sox | 5 | 8/23/2026 | vs | W 5-4 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .333 | .571 | .905 | ||
| 10 | | Padres | 5 | 8/23/2026 | vs | W 8-1 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .415 | .606 | 1.021 | ||
| 11 |  | Orioles | 5 | 8/23/2026 | vs | L 1-3 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .200 | .267 | ||
| 12 |  | Brewers | 5 | 8/22/2026 | vs | W 4-1 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .314 | .419 | .734 | ||
| 13 |  | Tigers | 5 | 8/21/2026 | @ | L 2-5 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .325 | .273 | .598 | ||
| 14 |  | Nationals | 5 | 8/19/2026 | @ | W 6-0 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .500 | .808 | ||
| 15 |  | Rays | 5 | 8/19/2026 | vs | W 7-6 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .324 | .419 | .743 | ||
| 16 |  | White Sox | 5 | 8/19/2026 | @ | W 3-0 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .375 | .353 | .728 | ||
| 17 |  | Pirates | 5 | 8/18/2026 | vs | W 4-1 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .258 | .345 | .603 | ||
| 18 | | Twins | 5 | 8/18/2026 | vs | W 4-1 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .333 | .469 | .802 | ||
| 19 |  | Dodgers | 5 | 8/18/2026 | @ | W 7-6 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .317 | .528 | .845 | ||
| 20 | | Padres | 5 | 8/17/2026 | @ | L 1-2 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .361 | .241 | .602 | ||
| 21 | | Twins | 5 | 8/17/2026 | vs | W 4-2 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .395 | .364 | .758 | ||
| 22 |  | Rockies | 5 | 8/16/2026 | @ | W 13-7 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .455 | .500 | .955 | ||
| 23 | | Padres | 5 | 8/16/2026 | @ | W 5-0 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .629 | 1.004 | ||
| 24 |  | Athletics | 5 | 8/16/2026 | vs | W 5-2 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .382 | .432 | .676 | 1.109 | ||
| 25 | | Blue Jays | 5 | 8/16/2026 | vs | L 3-4 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .243 | .265 | .508 | ||
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78 | 55 | .586 | ||
74 | 60 | .552 | 4.5 | |
68 | 66 | .507 | 10.5 | |
63 | 73 | .463 | 16.5 | |
60 | 73 | .451 | 18.0 | |
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82 | 51 | .617 | ||
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66 | 68 | .493 | 16.5 | |
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63 | 71 | .470 | 19.5 | |
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80 | 53 | .602 | ||
72 | 62 | .537 | 8.5 | |
71 | 63 | .530 | 9.5 | |
54 | 79 | .406 | 26.0 | |
52 | 82 | .388 | 28.5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 54 | .594 | ||
75 | 57 | .568 | 3.5 | |
73 | 60 | .549 | 6.0 | |
65 | 68 | .489 | 14.0 | |
65 | 69 | .485 | 14.5 | |
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70 | 63 | .526 | ||
68 | 66 | .507 | 2.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 6.5 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 8.0 | |
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66 | 67 | .496 | ||
66 | 68 | .493 | 0.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 2.5 | |
53 | 81 | .396 | 13.5 | |
52 | 82 | .388 | 14.5 |
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