which relief pitcher has the most strikeouts in a home game 5 of an lds

Kevin Appier and Randy Johnson are tied for fanning the most batters by a relief pitcher at home in a League Division Series game, with 6 strikeouts.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Kevin Appier
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
2Randy Johnson
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
3Andrew Miller
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
4Eduard Bazardo
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
5Diego Castillo
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
6Roberto Osuna
R. Osuna
4
10/14/2015
2015
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
7CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
4
10/6/2011
2011
ALDS
vs
0
6.75
0
0
0
1.1
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
8
0
8Jeff Nelson
J. Nelson
4
10/15/2001
2001
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
9Chad Patrick
C. Patrick
3
10/11/2025
2025
NLDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
10Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
3
10/11/2025
2025
NLDS
vs
W
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
11Cade Smith
C. Smith
3
10/12/2024
2024
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
12Evan Phillips
E. Phillips
3
10/11/2024
2024
NLDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
13Pete Fairbanks
P. Fairbanks
3
10/9/2020
2020
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
14Sean Newcomb
S. Newcomb
3
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
15Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
3
10/9/2019
2019
NLDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
16Bryan Shaw
B. Shaw
3
10/11/2017
2017
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
17Evan Scribner
E. Scribner
3
10/11/2012
2012
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
18John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3
10/7/2002
2002
NLDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
8
0
19Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
3
10/11/1981
1981
ALDS
vs
W
0
3.00
0
0
0
3.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
14
0
20Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
2
10/10/2025
2025
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
10
0
21Matt Brash
M. Brash
2
10/10/2025
2025
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
22Andrés Muñoz
A. Muñoz
2
10/10/2025
2025
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
6
0
23Eli Morgan
E. Morgan
2
10/12/2024
2024
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
24Hunter Gaddis
H. Gaddis
2
10/12/2024
2024
ALDS
vs
0
13.50
0
0
0
0.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
25Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
2
10/12/2024
2024
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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