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 against the Cleveland Indians on October 11, 1999.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8
10/11/1999
1999
ALDS
@
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
21
0
2Nick 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
3Chris 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
4Yusmeiro Petit
Y. Petit
7
10/4/2014
2014
NLDS
@
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
22
0
5Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
6
10/15/2022
2022
ALDS
@
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
17
1
6Cristian Javier
C. Javier
6
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
@
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
11
0
7Julio Urías
J. Urías
6
10/8/2020
2020
NLDS
@
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
8Chris 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
9Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
6
10/10/2012
2012
NLDS
@
W
0
2.08
0
0
0
4.1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
10Doug Fister
D. Fister
6
9/30/2011
2011
ALDS
@
L
0
11.57
0
0
0
4.2
7
6
6
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
11Kevin 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
12Jose 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
13Jose 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
14Randy 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
15Julio Urías
J. Urías
5
10/14/2021
2021
NLDS
@
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
15
1
16Michael 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
17Tanner Houck
T. Houck
5
10/8/2021
2021
ALDS
@
W
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
17
0
18Andrew 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
19Tommy 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
20Zack Godley
Z. Godley
5
10/6/2017
2017
NLDS
@
0
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
22
1
21Matt Bush
M. Bush
5
10/9/2016
2016
ALDS
@
L
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
10
0
22Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
5
10/6/2016
2016
ALDS
@
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
11
0
23Kevin 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
24Lance 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
25Ivan 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
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