which team has struck out the most against leftie starters this season

The Pittsburgh Pirates have fanned the most hitters by a team against left-handed batters this season, with 721 strikeouts.

	TEAM	SO	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	H	HR	BB	HBP	IBB	K/BB
1	Pirates	721	2026	149	.497	74	75	658	91	316	42	14	2.28
2	Mets	691	2026	148	.466	69	79	633	96	250	27	4	2.76
3	Marlins	685	2026	149	.490	73	76	672	85	317	26	3	2.16
4	Mariners	681	2026	149	.470	70	79	669	102	242	29	10	2.81
5	Blue Jays	670	2026	149	.497	74	75	581	75	320	22	19	2.09
6	Astros	657	2026	149	.503	75	74	635	99	373	44	0	1.76
7	Brewers	657	2026	149	.624	93	56	453	57	218	32	10	3.01
8	Guardians	651	2026	149	.503	75	74	538	80	204	35	3	3.19
9	Reds	637	2026	148	.466	69	79	639	95	296	37	7	2.15
10	Padres	637	2026	148	.541	80	68	629	84	269	26	5	2.37
11	Phillies	628	2026	149	.550	82	67	557	81	209	24	6	3.00
12	Twins	627	2026	148	.473	70	78	648	98	301	26	7	2.08
13	Dodgers	623	2026	147	.605	89	58	470	70	213	26	17	2.92
14	Orioles	613	2026	149	.483	72	77	656	88	285	21	10	2.15
15	Braves	612	2026	149	.591	88	61	544	89	266	26	9	2.30
16	Angels	602	2026	148	.378	56	92	572	72	337	36	19	1.79
17	Yankees	602	2026	148	.574	85	63	499	71	209	24	4	2.88
18	White Sox	582	2026	148	.514	76	72	517	69	269	27	19	2.16
19	Rangers	578	2026	149	.490	73	76	624	84	228	15	17	2.54
20	Cardinals	566	2026	149	.490	73	76	630	74	282	33	8	2.01
21	Rays	563	2026	148	.601	89	59	522	94	174	14	19	3.24
22	Nationals	560	2026	150	.460	69	81	598	100	265	46	9	2.11
23	Giants	552	2026	149	.416	62	87	617	60	300	34	10	1.84
24	Athletics	551	2026	149	.403	60	89	633	96	285	28	13	1.93
25	Tigers	550	2026	149	.470	70	79	537	74	231	23	5	2.38

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Team Batting Leaders

29

Lowe

RBI

83

Lowe

AVG

.305

Gonzales

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Ashcraft

185

Skenes

ERA

3.12

Ramírez

Team Rankings

170

17th

714

5th

1,365

5th

ERA

4.18

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	93	56	.624
Cubs	83	66	.557	10.0
Pirates	74	75	.497	19.0
Cardinals	73	76	.490	20.0
Reds	69	79	.466	23.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Wed 9/16	MIL	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Thu 9/17	MIL	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Fri 9/18	KCR	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Sat 9/19	KCR	@	PIT	6:40 PM

Last Game

Pirates

74 - 75

Final

Cubs

83 - 66

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

106

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.310

Lopez

Hit Leaders

179

Lopez

177

Arraez

171

Díaz

Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

100

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Bauers

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

.566

Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

228

Williams

227

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.92

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,900

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,424

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

84-64

83-65

84-66

83-66

80-68

79-69

Worst Record ATS

57-92

60-88

63-86

67-82

69-80

70-79

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	61	.591
Phillies	82	67	.550	6.0
Marlins	73	76	.490	15.0
Mets	69	79	.466	18.5
Nationals	69	81	.460	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	56	.624
Cubs	83	66	.557	10.0
Pirates	74	75	.497	19.0
Cardinals	73	76	.490	20.0
Reds	69	79	.466	23.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	90	58	.608
Padres	80	68	.541	10.0
Diamondbacks	79	70	.530	11.5
Giants	62	87	.416	28.5
Rockies	55	94	.369	35.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	89	59	.601
Yankees	85	63	.574	4.0
Red Sox	81	68	.544	8.5
Blue Jays	74	75	.497	15.5
Orioles	72	77	.483	17.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	76	72	.514
Guardians	75	74	.503	1.5
Twins	70	78	.473	6.0
Tigers	70	79	.470	6.5
Royals	66	83	.443	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	74	.503
Rangers	73	76	.490	2.0
Mariners	70	79	.470	5.0
Athletics	60	89	.403	15.0
Angels	56	92	.378	18.5