Luke Hudson has the worst ERA in a game, with an ERA of 270.00 versus the Cleveland Indians on August 13, 2006.
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Which MLB pitcher has the worst first i ning era in a 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 | | J. Mesa | 243.00 | 5/28/2000 | @ | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | 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 | ||
| 5 | | F. Heimach | 243.00 | 7/17/1933 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 | | O. Peraza | 216.00 | 8/27/2025 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | P. Espino | 216.00 | 7/18/2023 | @ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | C. Bolton | 216.00 | 5/29/2023 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | 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 | ||
| 11 | | T. Williams | 216.00 | 6/4/2019 | vs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 12 |  | 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 | ||
| 13 | | 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 | ||
| 14 | | P. Humber | 216.00 | 9/4/2012 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 15 |  | 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 | ||
| 16 | | J. Miller | 216.00 | 6/4/2007 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | J. Orosco | 216.00 | 4/19/1996 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | 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 | ||
| 19 | | B. Smith | 216.00 | 5/16/1993 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | 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 | ||
| 21 | | 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 | ||
| 22 | | J. Perlman | 216.00 | 9/24/1985 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | 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 | ||
| 24 | | 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 | ||
| 25 | | B. Dailey | 216.00 | 6/9/1964 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
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