which relief pitcher has the most innings pitched in a home lds game

Ivan Nova has pitched the most innings by a relief pitcher at home in a League Division Series game, with 6.1 innings versus the Tigers on September 30, 2011.

NAME IP DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP DEC GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Ivan Nova
I. Nova
6.1
9/30/2011
2011
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
W
0
2.84
5
0
0
0
4
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
25
0
2 Ervin Santana
E. Santana
5.1
10/10/2005
2005
ALDS
LAA LAA
vs
NYY NYY
W
0
5.06
2
0
0
0
5
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
23
0
3 Dave Burba
D. Burba
5.1
9/30/1998
1998
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
W
0
5.06
4
0
0
0
4
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
21
0
4 Chad Ogea
C. Ogea
5.1
10/4/1997
1997
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
0
1.69
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
18
0
5 Chris Sale
C. Sale
4.2
10/9/2017
2017
ALDS
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
L
0
3.86
6
0
0
0
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
6 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
4.2
10/8/2007
2007
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
0
3.86
3
0
0
0
4
2
2
0
4
0
0
1
20
0
7 Kirk Rueter
K. Rueter
4.1
10/5/2000
2000
NLDS
SFG SFG
vs
NYM NYM
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
16
0
8 Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
4.0
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
BOS BOS
vs
TBR TBR
W
0
0.00
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
15
0
9 David Price
D. Price
4.0
10/8/2017
2017
ALDS
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
17
0
10 Chris Young
C. Young
4.0
10/8/2015
2015
ALDS
KCR KCR
vs
HOU HOU
0
2.25
7
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
15
0
11 Derek Holland
D. Holland
4.0
10/10/2010
2010
ALDS
TEX TEX
vs
TBR TBR
0
4.50
4
0
0
0
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
16
0
12 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
4.0
10/2/2002
2002
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
ANA ANA
L
0
4.50
4
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
15
0
13 Kevin Appier
K. Appier
4.0
10/8/2000
2000
ALDS
OAK OAK
vs
NYY NYY
0
2.25
6
0
0
0
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
17
0
14 Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
4.0
10/1/1997
1997
NLDS
FLA FLA
vs
SFG SFG
0
2.25
3
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
15 Jeff Nelson
J. Nelson
4.0
10/7/1995
1995
ALDS
SEA SEA
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
19
0
16 Emmet Sheehan
E. Sheehan
3.2
10/7/2023
2023
NLDS
LAD LAD
vs
ARI ARI
0
7.36
4
0
0
0
4
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
18
0
17 Jon Lester
J. Lester
3.2
10/11/2017
2017
NLDS
CHC CHC
vs
WSH WSH
0
2.45
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
12
0
18 Alex Claudio
A. Claudio
3.2
10/6/2016
2016
ALDS
TEX TEX
vs
TOR TOR
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
13
0
19 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
3.2
10/3/2014
2014
ALDS
BAL BAL
vs
DET DET
0
2.45
5
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
13
0
20 Phil Hughes
P. Hughes
3.2
10/7/2007
2007
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
1
21 Rheal Cormier
R. Cormier
3.2
10/10/1999
1999
ALDS
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
12
0
22 Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
3.2
10/5/1996
1996
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
L
0
4.91
6
0
0
0
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
17
0
23 Brant Hurter
B. Hurter
3.1
10/9/2024
2024
ALDS
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
16
0
24 Eric Milton
E. Milton
3.1
10/5/2003
2003
ALDS
MIN MIN
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
25 Ramiro Mendoza
R. Mendoza
3.1
9/30/1997
1997
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
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