Nick Pivetta and Chris Young are tied for fanning the most hitters by a relief pitcher at home in a League Division Series game, with 7 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | N. Pivetta | 7 | 10/10/2021 | 2021 | ALDS | vs | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | C. Young | 7 | 10/8/2015 | 2015 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 3 |  | C. Sale | 6 | 10/9/2017 | 2017 | ALDS | vs | L | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | K. Appier | 6 | 10/8/2000 | 2000 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | J. Cabrera | 6 | 10/8/1999 | 1999 | NLDS | vs | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | J. Mesa | 6 | 10/5/1996 | 1996 | ALDS | vs | L | 0 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Johnson | 6 | 10/8/1995 | 1995 | ALDS | vs | W | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | M. Kopech | 5 | 10/10/2021 | 2021 | ALDS | vs | W | 0 | 11.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | A. Miller | 5 | 10/11/2017 | 2017 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | T. Kahnle | 5 | 10/9/2017 | 2017 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 11 |  | K. Gausman | 5 | 10/3/2014 | 2014 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | L. Lynn | 5 | 10/8/2012 | 2012 | NLDS | vs | W | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | I. Nova | 5 | 9/30/2011 | 2011 | ALDS | vs | W | 0 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Smoltz | 5 | 10/10/2009 | 2009 | NLDS | vs | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 15 |  | M. Rivera | 5 | 10/4/1995 | 1995 | ALDS | vs | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | E. Bazardo | 4 | 10/10/2025 | 2025 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 17 |  | J. Misiorowski | 4 | 10/6/2025 | 2025 | NLDS | vs | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Smith | 4 | 10/5/2024 | 2024 | ALDS | vs | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | C. Paddack | 4 | 10/11/2023 | 2023 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | E. Sheehan | 4 | 10/7/2023 | 2023 | NLDS | vs | 0 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | P. Sewald | 4 | 10/15/2022 | 2022 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | A. Bummer | 4 | 10/10/2021 | 2021 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 23 |  | M. Wacha | 4 | 10/8/2021 | 2021 | ALDS | vs | 0 | 20.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 24 | | D. Castillo | 4 | 10/9/2020 | 2020 | ALDS | vs | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | C. Javier | 4 | 10/8/2020 | 2020 | ALDS | vs | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
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