which mlb team strikes out the most in first inning of a game

4 teams are tied for the most strikeouts in a game, with 26 strikeouts. The first three are the Atlanta Braves on August 23, 2019, the Milwaukee Brewers on June 2, 2017 and on June 8, 2004 and the Chicago Cubs on May 7, 2017.

Interpreted as:
Which MLB team strikes out the most in first inning of a regular-season game?
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 Braves
Braves
26
8/23/2019
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
W
2-1
49
2
8
1
0
0
2
5
1
4
0
56
9
1
1
0
1
0
.163
.255
.184
.438
2 Brewers
Brewers
26
6/2/2017
MIL MIL
vs
LAD LAD
L
1-2
42
1
5
3
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
45
11
4
0
0
1
0
.119
.178
.262
.440
3 Cubs
Cubs
26
5/7/2017
CHC CHC
vs
NYY NYY
L
4-5
65
4
11
3
0
1
4
10
1
1
0
76
17
4
0
0
4
1
.169
.289
.262
.551
4 Brewers
Brewers
26
6/8/2004
MIL MIL
@
ANA ANA
W
1-0
58
1
9
2
0
0
1
5
1
3
0
65
11
2
1
0
0
0
.155
.234
.190
.424
5 Angels
Angels
26
7/9/1971
CAL CAL
@
OAK OAK
L
0-1
71
0
11
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
72
12
1
0
0
0
0
.155
.167
.169
.336
6 Cardinals
Cardinals
25
9/24/2019
STL STL
@
ARI ARI
L
2-3
69
2
13
1
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
73
20
3
0
0
0
2
.188
.233
.290
.523
7 Tigers
Tigers
24
8/17/2019
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
L
0-1
41
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
42
5
2
0
0
0
1
.073
.095
.122
.217
8 Brewers
Brewers
24
6/12/2019
MIL MIL
@
HOU HOU
W
6-3
52
6
10
2
0
4
6
1
0
0
0
53
24
6
0
0
0
0
.192
.208
.462
.669
9 Rockies
Rockies
24
5/14/2019
COL COL
@
BOS BOS
W
5-4
39
5
6
2
0
2
5
2
0
0
0
41
14
4
0
0
0
0
.154
.195
.359
.554
10 Rockies
Rockies
24
4/12/2019
COL COL
@
SFG SFG
L
2-3
62
2
11
1
1
0
1
3
0
2
1
67
14
2
2
0
1
1
.177
.215
.226
.441
11 Cubs
Cubs
24
6/2/2018
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
W
7-1
56
7
17
3
0
1
7
9
0
3
0
66
23
4
1
0
3
1
.304
.400
.411
.811
12 Rays
Rays
24
9/15/2017
TBR TBR
vs
BOS BOS
L
6-13
57
6
13
0
1
4
6
7
0
1
1
64
27
5
0
0
2
1
.228
.313
.474
.786
13 Brewers
Brewers
24
5/15/2003
MIL MIL
vs
CHC CHC
L
2-4
57
2
9
0
0
1
2
4
0
0
1
63
12
1
2
0
0
0
.158
.213
.211
.424
14 Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks
23
9/24/2019
ARI ARI
vs
STL STL
W
3-2
65
3
13
1
1
1
3
9
0
0
1
74
19
3
0
0
3
2
.200
.297
.292
.590
15 Rays
Rays
23
5/8/2019
TBR TBR
vs
ARI ARI
L
2-3
45
2
8
4
0
0
1
6
1
0
0
52
12
4
0
0
1
1
.178
.288
.267
.555
16 Blue Jays
Blue Jays
23
9/5/2017
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
L
2-3
65
2
12
3
0
1
2
4
0
1
1
71
18
4
1
1
0
1
.185
.229
.277
.505
17 Rays
Rays
23
9/25/2016
TBR TBR
vs
BOS BOS
L
2-3
35
2
7
1
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
40
8
1
0
1
0
1
.200
.275
.229
.504
18 Cubs
Cubs
23
5/31/2003
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
W
1-0
53
1
10
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
1
58
11
1
1
0
1
1
.189
.246
.208
.453
19 Twins
Twins
22
6/27/2019
MIN MIN
vs
TBR TBR
L
2-5
60
2
9
1
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
65
10
1
0
0
1
3
.150
.215
.167
.382
20 Orioles
Orioles
22
5/8/2019
BAL BAL
vs
BOS BOS
L
1-2
41
1
5
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
43
7
2
0
0
0
0
.122
.163
.171
.334
21 Yankees
Yankees
22
5/7/2017
NYY NYY
@
CHC CHC
W
5-4
63
5
10
0
1
1
5
5
0
3
0
70
15
2
2
0
0
0
.159
.221
.238
.459
22 Blue Jays
Blue Jays
22
8/1/2016
TOR TOR
@
HOU HOU
L
1-2
48
1
6
1
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
51
10
2
0
0
0
0
.125
.176
.208
.385
23 Brewers
Brewers
22
7/6/2005
MIL MIL
@
FLA FLA
L
4-5
40
4
4
0
0
0
3
5
0
2
0
45
4
0
0
0
0
0
.100
.200
.100
.300
24 Reds
Reds
22
8/8/1972
CIN CIN
vs
LAD LAD
W
2-1
60
2
8
1
0
0
2
9
1
2
2
71
9
1
1
0
3
1
.133
.257
.150
.407
25 Mets
Mets
22
5/31/1964
NYM NYM
vs
SFG SFG
L
6-8
85
6
20
1
1
1
6
3
1
0
1
91
26
3
2
0
1
2
.235
.270
.306
.576
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1916 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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R

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SO

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
40
24
.625
Phillies Phillies
37
27
.578
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Nationals Nationals
30
34
.469
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Braves Braves
27
36
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Marlins Marlins
24
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/8
ATL ATL
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM
Mon
6/9
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM
Tue
6/10
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM
Wed
6/11
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM
Fri
6/13
COL COL
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
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37 - 28

3

Final

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ATL Braves

27 - 36

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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
39
23
.629
Blue Jays Blue Jays
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.547
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
42
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.636
Twins Twins
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AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
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Mariners Mariners
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Mets Mets
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Phillies Phillies
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Cubs Cubs
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.625
Cardinals Cardinals
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.563
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
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Padres Padres
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/22
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
3-1
Thu
5/22
SDP SDP
@
ATL ATL
2-1
Thu
5/22
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
5-3
Thu
5/22
PHI PHI
@
ATH ATH
4-3
Fri
5/23
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
6/7
SEA SEA
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Sat
6/7
NYM NYM
@
COL COL
9:40 PM
Sat
6/7
BAL BAL
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Sun
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MIA MIA
@
TBR TBR
12:10 PM
Sun
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SDP SDP
@
MIL MIL
1:05 PM