what team leads the league in average strikeouts against per game

5 teams are tied for the most strikeouts per game pitched in a game pitched, with 26. The first three are the New York Mets on August 23, 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 2, 2017 and the New York Yankees on May 7, 2017.

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What team leads the league in average strikeouts per game against per regular-season game?

	TEAM	SO/G	G	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	ERA	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Mets	26	1	26	8/23/2019	NYM	vs	ATL	L 1-2	1.29	0	0	14.0	8	2	2	0	5	1	1	56	0	16.71	3.21	5.20	0.00	46.4	8.9	0.93	.333	1.29	5.14
2	Dodgers	26	1	26	6/2/2017	LAD	@	MIL	W 2-1	0.75	0	0	12.0	5	1	1	1	2	1	1	45	0	19.50	1.50	13.00	0.75	57.8	4.4	0.58	.267	0.75	3.75
3	Yankees	26	1	26	5/7/2017	NYY	@	CHC	W 5-4	2.00	0	0	18.0	11	4	4	1	10	1	4	76	1	13.00	5.00	2.60	0.50	34.2	13.2	1.17	.263	2.00	5.50
4	Angels	26	1	26	6/8/2004	ANA	vs	MIL	L 0-1	0.53	0	0	17.0	9	1	1	0	5	1	0	65	0	13.76	2.65	5.20	0.00	40.0	7.7	0.82	.273	0.53	4.76
5	Athletics	26	1	26	7/9/1971	OAK	vs	CAL	W 1-0	0.00	0	0	20.0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	72	1	11.70	0.45	26.00	0.00	36.1	1.4	0.60	.244	0.00	4.95
6	Diamondbacks	25	1	25	9/24/2019	ARI	vs	STL	W 3-2	0.95	0	0	19.0	13	2	2	2	4	0	0	73	0	11.84	1.89	6.25	0.95	34.2	5.5	0.89	.262	0.95	6.16
7	Rays	24	1	24	8/17/2019	TBR	vs	DET	W 1-0	0.00	0	0	13.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	42	0	16.62	0.00		0.00	57.1	0.0	0.23	.176	0.00	2.08
8	Astros	24	1	24	6/12/2019	HOU	vs	MIL	L 3-6	3.86	0	0	14.0	10	6	6	4	1	0	0	53	0	15.43	0.64	24.00	2.57	45.3	1.9	0.79	.250	3.86	6.43
9	Red Sox	24	1	24	5/14/2019	BOS	vs	COL	L 4-5	4.09	0	0	11.0	6	5	5	2	2	0	0	41	0	19.64	1.64	12.00	1.64	58.5	4.9	0.73	.308	4.09	4.91
10	Giants	24	1	24	4/12/2019	SFG	vs	COL	W 3-2	1.00	0	0	18.0	11	2	2	0	3	0	1	67	1	12.00	1.50	8.00	0.00	35.8	4.5	0.78	.275	1.00	5.50
11	Mets	24	1	24	6/2/2018	NYM	vs	CHC	L 1-7	4.50	0	0	14.0	17	7	7	1	9	0	3	66	0	15.43	5.79	2.67	0.64	36.4	13.6	1.86	.500	4.50	10.93
12	Red Sox	24	1	24	9/15/2017	BOS	@	TBR	W 13-6	3.60	0	0	15.0	13	6	6	4	7	0	2	64	1	14.40	4.20	3.43	2.40	37.5	10.9	1.33	.310	3.60	7.80
13	Cubs	24	1	24	5/15/2003	CHC	@	MIL	W 4-2	1.06	0	1	17.0	9	2	2	1	4	0	0	63	0	12.71	2.12	6.00	0.53	38.1	6.3	0.76	.235	1.06	4.76
14	Cardinals	23	1	23	9/24/2019	STL	@	ARI	L 2-3	1.45	0	0	18.2	13	3	3	1	9	0	3	74	1	11.09	4.34	2.56	0.48	31.1	12.2	1.18	.293	1.45	6.27
15	Diamondbacks	23	1	23	5/8/2019	ARI	@	TBR	W 3-2	0.69	0	1	13.0	8	1	2	0	6	1	1	52	1	15.92	4.15	3.83	0.00	44.2	11.5	1.08	.364	1.38	5.54
16	Red Sox	23	1	23	9/5/2017	BOS	vs	TOR	W 3-2	0.95	0	0	19.0	12	2	2	1	4	0	0	71	0	10.89	1.89	5.75	0.47	32.4	5.6	0.84	.256	0.95	5.68
17	Red Sox	23	1	23	9/25/2016	BOS	@	TBR	W 3-2	1.80	0	0	10.0	7	2	2	0	3	1	0	40	0	20.70	2.70	7.67	0.00	57.5	7.5	1.00	.538	1.80	6.30
18	Astros	23	1	23	5/31/2003	HOU	@	CHC	L 0-1	0.00	0	0	15.1	10	0	1	0	4	0	1	58	0	13.50	2.35	5.75	0.00	39.7	6.9	0.91	.323	0.59	5.87
19	Rays	22	1	22	6/27/2019	TBR	@	MIN	W 5-2	1.00	0	0	18.0	9	2	2	0	5	0	1	65	0	11.00	2.50	4.40	0.00	33.8	7.7	0.78	.237	1.00	4.50
20	Red Sox	22	1	22	5/8/2019	BOS	@	BAL	W 2-1	0.75	0	1	12.0	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	43	0	16.50	0.00		0.00	51.2	0.0	0.42	.263	0.75	3.75
21	Cubs	22	1	22	5/7/2017	CHC	vs	NYY	L 4-5	2.00	0	0	18.0	10	4	5	1	5	0	0	70	0	11.00	2.50	4.40	0.50	31.4	7.1	0.83	.214	2.50	5.00
22	Astros	22	1	22	8/1/2016	HOU	vs	TOR	W 2-1	0.64	0	0	14.0	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	51	2	14.14	1.93	7.33	0.64	43.1	5.9	0.64	.200	0.64	3.86
23	Marlins	22	1	22	7/6/2005	FLA	vs	MIL	W 5-4	3.00	0	0	12.0	4	4	4	0	5	0	0	45	1	16.50	3.75	4.40	0.00	48.9	11.1	0.75	.222	3.00	3.00
24	Dodgers	22	1	22	8/8/1972	LAD	@	CIN	L 1-2	1.00	0	0	18.0	8	2	2	0	9	1	3	71	0	11.00	4.50	2.44	0.00	31.0	12.7	0.94	.205	1.00	4.00
25	Giants	22	1	22	5/31/1964	SFG	@	NYM	W 8-6	1.96	0	1	23.0	20	5	6	1	3	1	1	91	0	8.61	1.17	7.33	0.39	24.2	3.3	1.00	.297	2.35	7.83

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