which team leads the league in strikeouts this month

The Philadelphia Phillies have fanned the most hitters by a team this month, with 202 strikeouts.

	TEAM	SO	MONTH	G	W%	W	L	ERA	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Phillies	202	August 2026	19	.737	14	5	3.17	0	6	173.0	149	61	71	17	68	8	0	727	5	10.51	3.54	2.97	0.88	27.8	9.4	1.25	.306	3.69	7.75
2	Brewers	196	August 2026	20	.600	12	8	3.12	0	9	178.2	137	62	68	20	65	8	1	728	9	9.87	3.27	3.02	1.01	26.9	8.9	1.13	.267	3.43	6.90
3	Guardians	185	August 2026	18	.389	7	11	4.02	0	2	159.0	141	71	81	26	69	15	0	692	10	10.47	3.91	2.68	1.47	26.7	10.0	1.32	.290	4.58	7.98
4	Angels	184	August 2026	19	.474	9	10	2.84	0	7	167.2	132	53	61	16	64	5	3	688	8	9.88	3.44	2.88	0.86	26.7	9.3	1.17	.277	3.27	7.09
5	Pirates	182	August 2026	19	.421	8	11	4.29	0	4	165.2	140	79	83	21	76	10	1	706	6	9.89	4.13	2.39	1.14	25.8	10.8	1.30	.285	4.51	7.61
6	Dodgers	182	August 2026	19	.474	9	10	4.23	0	6	170.1	149	80	88	24	69	11	5	738	6	9.62	3.65	2.64	1.27	24.7	9.3	1.28	.277	4.65	7.87
7	Rays	171	August 2026	19	.632	12	7	4.73	0	7	173.0	179	91	95	31	38	8	3	730	5	8.90	1.98	4.50	1.61	23.4	5.2	1.25	.307	4.94	9.31
8	Reds	169	August 2026	20	.450	9	11	4.73	0	7	177.0	173	93	102	19	71	12	2	773	8	8.59	3.61	2.38	0.97	21.9	9.2	1.38	.307	5.19	8.80
9	Yankees	169	August 2026	18	.611	11	7	2.72	0	9	162.0	124	49	53	20	60	2	3	652	3	9.39	3.33	2.82	1.11	25.9	9.2	1.14	.259	2.94	6.89
10	Red Sox	167	August 2026	19	.579	11	8	3.42	0	4	171.0	146	65	76	13	57	9	4	704	5	8.79	3.00	2.93	0.68	23.7	8.1	1.19	.290	4.00	7.68
11	Cardinals	164	August 2026	20	.600	12	8	3.53	0	7	176.0	147	69	76	19	70	4	2	722	4	8.39	3.58	2.34	0.97	22.7	9.7	1.23	.275	3.89	7.52
12	Orioles	159	August 2026	19	.421	8	11	4.34	0	6	164.0	168	79	84	18	58	9	2	708	6	8.73	3.18	2.74	0.99	22.5	8.2	1.38	.323	4.61	9.22
13	Braves	158	August 2026	19	.526	10	9	3.27	0	5	167.2	138	61	62	15	63	9	3	696	1	8.48	3.38	2.51	0.81	22.7	9.1	1.20	.273	3.33	7.41
14	Rangers	158	August 2026	19	.474	9	10	3.63	0	4	166.0	157	67	72	18	72	7	4	721	6	8.57	3.90	2.19	0.98	21.9	10.0	1.38	.298	3.90	8.51
15	Mets	156	August 2026	18	.611	11	7	3.83	0	6	159.2	140	68	72	21	73	12	0	685	6	8.79	4.11	2.14	1.18	22.8	10.7	1.33	.281	4.06	7.89
16	Astros	154	August 2026	18	.500	9	9	4.33	0	5	162.0	143	78	81	21	59	6	0	684	5	8.56	3.28	2.61	1.17	22.5	8.6	1.25	.275	4.50	7.94
17	Mariners	151	August 2026	18	.444	8	10	5.58	0	4	159.2	183	99	109	32	55	10	4	709	3	8.51	3.10	2.75	1.80	21.3	7.8	1.49	.328	6.14	10.32
18	White Sox	150	August 2026	19	.474	9	10	4.13	0	5	172.0	161	79	90	25	58	9	4	729	12	7.85	3.03	2.59	1.31	20.6	8.0	1.27	.279	4.71	8.42
19	Blue Jays	149	August 2026	20	.600	12	8	3.12	0	9	184.2	153	64	74	15	84	2	10	773	10	7.26	4.09	1.77	0.73	19.3	10.9	1.28	.264	3.61	7.46
20	Nationals	148	August 2026	19	.316	6	13	3.99	0	1	162.1	145	72	83	25	68	7	1	687	6	8.21	3.77	2.18	1.39	21.5	9.9	1.31	.273	4.60	8.04
21	Twins	147	August 2026	18	.389	7	11	4.81	0	6	157.1	156	84	89	18	68	3	6	682	3	8.41	3.89	2.16	1.03	21.6	10.0	1.42	.309	5.09	8.92
22	Padres	145	August 2026	19	.684	13	6	3.43	0	5	168.0	137	64	67	18	59	5	1	688	5	7.77	3.16	2.46	0.96	21.1	8.6	1.17	.258	3.59	7.34
23	Athletics	142	August 2026	19	.211	4	15	6.47	0	3	162.2	191	117	124	25	76	8	2	748	13	7.86	4.20	1.87	1.38	19.0	10.2	1.64	.334	6.86	10.57
24	Cubs	135	August 2026	19	.632	12	7	4.17	0	6	172.2	161	80	85	29	56	8	3	725	3	7.04	2.92	2.41	1.51	18.6	7.7	1.26	.266	4.43	8.39
25	Giants	132	August 2026	18	.278	5	13	4.32	0	3	158.1	147	76	83	10	75	8	4	691	10	7.50	4.26	1.76	0.57	19.1	10.9	1.40	.294	4.72	8.36

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More Phillies Stats

Team Batting Leaders

37

Schwarber

RBI

74

Bohm

AVG

.277

Marsh

Team Pitching Leaders

16

Sánchez

194

Luzardo

ERA

2.51

Sánchez

Team Rankings

155

12th

581

13th

1,272

1st

ERA

4.12

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	54	.581
Phillies	71	58	.550	4.0
Marlins	65	64	.504	10.0
Nationals	61	69	.469	14.5
Mets	58	71	.450	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/22	STL	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Sun 8/23	STL	@	PHI	1:35 PM
Mon 8/24	PHI	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Tue 8/25	PHI	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Wed 8/26	PHI	@	SEA	4:10 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

66 - 64

Final

Phillies

71 - 58

Fri 21 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

96

Stewart

96

Walker

93

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Arraez

.321

Alvarez

.311

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

158

Arraez

154

Lopez

148

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

91

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.396

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.618

Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.552

Ohtani

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

201

Williams

201

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.95

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,179.8

Ohtani

1,813.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,727

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,527.6

Ohtani

1,377

Crow-Armstrong

1,294

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

77-51

75-55

72-57

72-58

71-58

70-58

Worst Record ATS

49-80

52-77

53-76

56-73

58-71

59-70

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	54	.581
Phillies	71	58	.550	4.0
Marlins	65	64	.504	10.0
Nationals	61	69	.469	14.5
Mets	58	71	.450	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	80	49	.620
Cubs	74	55	.574	6.0
Cardinals	66	64	.508	14.5
Pirates	63	67	.485	17.5
Reds	61	68	.473	19.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	78	51	.605
Padres	69	60	.535	9.0
Diamondbacks	68	61	.527	10.0
Giants	52	76	.406	25.5
Rockies	50	78	.391	27.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	52	.594
Yankees	73	55	.570	3.0
Red Sox	69	59	.539	7.0
Blue Jays	63	67	.485	14.0
Orioles	62	67	.481	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	61	.523
Twins	63	66	.488	4.5
Guardians	63	66	.488	4.5
Tigers	61	67	.477	6.0
Royals	56	74	.431	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	64	.504
Rangers	64	65	.496	1.0
Mariners	61	68	.473	4.0
Angels	51	78	.395	14.0
Athletics	49	80	.380	16.0