which relief pitcher has the most strikeouts in a lds game

Pedro Martinez has struck out the most batters by a relief pitcher in a League Division Series game, with 8 strikeouts versus the Cleveland Indians on October 11, 1999.

NAME SO DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8
10/11/1999
1999
ALDS
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
21
0
2 Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
7
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
BOS BOS
vs
TBR TBR
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
15
0
3 Chris Young
C. Young
7
10/8/2015
2015
ALDS
KCR KCR
vs
HOU HOU
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
15
0
4 Yusmeiro Petit
Y. Petit
7
10/4/2014
2014
NLDS
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
22
0
5 Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
6
10/15/2022
2022
ALDS
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
17
1
6 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
6
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
HOU HOU
@
CWS CWS
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
11
0
7 Julio Urías
J. Urías
6
10/8/2020
2020
NLDS
LAD LAD
@
SDP SDP
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
8 Chris Sale
C. Sale
6
10/9/2017
2017
ALDS
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
L
0
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
9 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
6
10/10/2012
2012
NLDS
SFG SFG
@
CIN CIN
W
0
2.08
0
0
0
4.1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
10 Doug Fister
D. Fister
6
9/30/2011
2011
ALDS
DET DET
@
NYY NYY
L
0
11.57
0
0
0
4.2
7
6
6
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
11 Kevin Appier
K. Appier
6
10/8/2000
2000
ALDS
OAK OAK
vs
NYY NYY
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
17
0
12 Jose Cabrera
J. Cabrera
6
10/8/1999
1999
NLDS
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
13 Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
6
10/5/1996
1996
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
L
0
4.91
0
0
0
3.2
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
17
0
14 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6
10/8/1995
1995
ALDS
SEA SEA
vs
NYY NYY
W
0
3.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
12
0
15 Julio Urías
J. Urías
5
10/14/2021
2021
NLDS
LAD LAD
@
SFG SFG
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
15
1
16 Michael Kopech
M. Kopech
5
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
CWS CWS
vs
HOU HOU
W
0
11.57
0
0
0
2.1
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
12
0
17 Tanner Houck
T. Houck
5
10/8/2021
2021
ALDS
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
W
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
17
0
18 Andrew Miller
A. Miller
5
10/11/2017
2017
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
19 Tommy Kahnle
T. Kahnle
5
10/9/2017
2017
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
20 Zack Godley
Z. Godley
5
10/6/2017
2017
NLDS
ARI ARI
@
LAD LAD
0
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
22
1
21 Matt Bush
M. Bush
5
10/9/2016
2016
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
L
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
10
0
22 Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
5
10/6/2016
2016
ALDS
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
11
0
23 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
5
10/3/2014
2014
ALDS
BAL BAL
vs
DET DET
0
2.45
0
0
0
3.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
13
0
24 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
5
10/8/2012
2012
NLDS
STL STL
vs
WSH WSH
W
0
6.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
13
0
25 Ivan Nova
I. Nova
5
9/30/2011
2011
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
W
0
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
4
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
25
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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