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

Nick Pivetta and Chris Young are tied for striking out the most hitters by a relief pitcher at home in a League Division Series game, with 7 strikeouts.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
7
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
vs
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
15
0
2Chris Young
C. Young
7
10/8/2015
2015
ALDS
vs
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
15
0
3Chris Sale
C. Sale
6
10/9/2017
2017
ALDS
vs
L
0
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
4Kevin 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
5Jose Cabrera
J. Cabrera
6
10/8/1999
1999
NLDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
6Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
6
10/5/1996
1996
ALDS
vs
L
0
4.91
0
0
0
3.2
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
17
0
7Randy 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
8Michael Kopech
M. Kopech
5
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
vs
W
0
11.57
0
0
0
2.1
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
12
0
9Andrew 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
10Tommy Kahnle
T. Kahnle
5
10/9/2017
2017
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
11Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
5
10/3/2014
2014
ALDS
vs
0
2.45
0
0
0
3.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
13
0
12Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
5
10/8/2012
2012
NLDS
vs
W
0
6.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
13
0
13Ivan Nova
I. Nova
5
9/30/2011
2011
ALDS
vs
W
0
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
4
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
25
0
14John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
5
10/10/2009
2009
NLDS
vs
0
4.50
0
0
0
2.0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
15Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
5
10/4/1995
1995
ALDS
vs
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
12
0
16Eduard 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
17Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
4
10/6/2025
2025
NLDS
vs
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
12
0
18Cade Smith
C. Smith
4
10/5/2024
2024
ALDS
vs
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
19Chris Paddack
C. Paddack
4
10/11/2023
2023
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
20Emmet Sheehan
E. Sheehan
4
10/7/2023
2023
NLDS
vs
0
7.36
0
0
0
3.2
4
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
18
0
21Paul Sewald
P. Sewald
4
10/15/2022
2022
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
0
22Aaron Bummer
A. Bummer
4
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
vs
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
23Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
4
10/8/2021
2021
ALDS
vs
0
20.25
0
0
0
2.2
9
6
6
1
0
0
0
0
16
1
24Diego 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
25Cristian Javier
C. Javier
4
10/8/2020
2020
ALDS
vs
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
11
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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