most games of 8 strikeouts by a pitcher since 4-1-2015

Since April 1, 2015, Max Scherzer has the most games pitched when striking out 8+ batters, with 151 games.

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	NAME	G	SO	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	151	1,517	83	30	.735	151	2.22	11	4	0	1030.1	665	254	271	114	194	37	0	8	3,953	19	13.25	1.69	7.82	1.00	38.4	4.9	0.83	.264	2.37	5.81
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	142	1,430	75	30	.714	141	2.16	8	3	0	945.1	650	227	251	76	188	58	0	0	3,693	13	13.61	1.79	7.61	0.72	38.7	5.1	0.89	.296	2.39	6.19
3	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	135	1,312	75	22	.773	135	2.34	5	4	0	873.2	578	227	251	92	188	16	0	1	3,352	24	13.52	1.94	6.98	0.95	39.1	5.6	0.88	.279	2.59	5.95
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	126	1,231	62	27	.697	126	1.84	2	1	0	831.2	520	170	187	73	148	12	0	7	3,126	18	13.32	1.60	8.32	0.79	39.4	4.7	0.80	.269	2.02	5.63
5	Aaron Nola A. Nola	107	971	60	21	.741	107	2.36	5	4	0	713.1	500	187	200	75	145	20	0	5	2,771	6	12.25	1.83	6.70	0.95	35.0	5.2	0.90	.272	2.52	6.31
6	Robbie Ray R. Ray	102	957	45	23	.662	101	3.14	1	1	0	610.0	464	213	224	81	223	22	0	7	2,502	27	14.12	3.29	4.29	1.20	38.2	8.9	1.13	.314	3.30	6.85
7	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	99	955	61	14	.813	99	1.88	5	2	0	670.2	405	140	152	72	118	21	0	2	2,528	16	12.82	1.58	8.09	0.97	37.8	4.7	0.78	.244	2.04	5.43
8	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	92	850	49	17	.742	92	2.00	3	2	0	611.1	413	136	150	44	117	19	0	2	2,352	9	12.51	1.72	7.26	0.65	36.1	5.0	0.87	.279	2.21	6.08
9	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	90	822	46	16	.742	90	2.04	3	2	0	585.1	409	133	144	50	116	2	0	3	2,262	12	12.64	1.78	7.09	0.77	36.3	5.1	0.90	.282	2.21	6.29
10	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	87	855	60	10	.857	87	1.77	7	5	0	611.0	380	120	133	45	75	12	0	0	2,269	18	12.59	1.10	11.40	0.66	37.7	3.3	0.74	.261	1.96	5.60
11	Blake Snell B. Snell	86	832	51	14	.785	86	1.52	1	1	0	522.0	282	88	91	29	172	3	0	2	1,993	34	14.34	2.97	4.84	0.50	41.7	8.6	0.87	.264	1.57	4.86
12	Dylan Cease D. Cease	85	792	41	16	.719	85	2.31	3	3	0	506.0	322	130	140	37	171	10	0	2	1,995	23	14.09	3.04	4.63	0.66	39.7	8.6	0.97	.289	2.49	5.73
13	Charlie Morton C. Morton	81	750	43	11	.796	81	2.78	0	0	0	495.1	363	153	161	46	144	39	0	2	2,002	11	13.63	2.62	5.21	0.84	37.5	7.2	1.02	.310	2.93	6.60
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	76	682	43	17	.717	76	2.44	0	0	0	479.0	328	130	141	49	139	13	0	2	1,886	5	12.81	2.61	4.91	0.92	36.2	7.4	0.97	.278	2.65	6.16
15	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	76	699	45	12	.789	76	2.24	1	0	0	469.1	299	117	129	36	136	13	0	1	1,845	20	13.40	2.61	5.14	0.69	37.9	7.4	0.93	.274	2.47	5.73
16	Trevor Bauer T. Bauer	74	716	42	15	.737	74	2.31	3	2	0	503.2	317	129	149	53	146	25	0	3	1,977	17	12.79	2.61	4.90	0.95	36.2	7.4	0.92	.255	2.66	5.66
17	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	72	677	33	20	.623	72	2.61	0	0	0	459.1	311	133	137	66	95	18	0	0	1,792	16	13.26	1.86	7.13	1.29	37.8	5.3	0.88	.262	2.68	6.09
18	Sonny Gray S. Gray	72	653	37	14	.725	72	2.11	3	2	0	452.1	286	106	123	44	112	14	0	1	1,746	19	12.99	2.23	5.83	0.88	37.4	6.4	0.88	.262	2.45	5.69
19	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	66	655	42	8	.840	66	2.17	11	5	0	488.1	312	118	127	42	82	19	0	3	1,842	11	12.07	1.51	7.99	0.77	35.6	4.5	0.81	.259	2.34	5.75
20	Chris Archer C. Archer	62	589	18	17	.514	62	3.14	1	1	0	386.2	321	135	150	41	108	13	0	1	1,582	25	13.71	2.51	5.45	0.95	37.2	6.8	1.11	.337	3.49	7.47
21	José Berríos J. Berríos	61	551	39	10	.796	61	2.40	3	0	0	401.0	259	107	114	36	101	22	0	3	1,559	11	12.37	2.27	5.46	0.81	35.3	6.5	0.90	.263	2.56	5.81
22	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	59	563	28	9	.757	59	2.60	0	0	0	363.0	227	105	109	38	101	2	0	2	1,396	24	13.96	2.50	5.57	0.94	40.3	7.2	0.90	.273	2.70	5.63
23	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	59	571	34	10	.773	59	1.95	3	2	0	396.2	270	86	92	34	89	8	0	0	1,533	12	12.96	2.02	6.42	0.77	37.2	5.8	0.91	.284	2.09	6.13
24	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	59	571	40	10	.800	58	2.01	4	1	0	399.1	302	89	99	33	74	9	1	3	1,547	18	12.87	1.67	7.72	0.74	36.9	4.8	0.94	.313	2.23	6.81
25	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	58	550	34	9	.791	58	2.03	1	1	0	363.1	232	82	93	38	59	13	0	0	1,377	6	13.62	1.46	9.32	0.94	39.9	4.3	0.80	.271	2.30	5.75

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Abrams

RBI

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Abrams

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Cavalli

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

8

Adell

8

Ramírez

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

9

DeLauter

9

Contreras

Playoffs Run Leaders

8

Ramírez

5

DeLauter

5

Vargas

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

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De Paula

Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Mullins

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Merrill

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Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Hall

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

24

Williams

19

Sale

18

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Wrobleski

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Cecconi

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

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Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

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Burke

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Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

131.6

Ramírez

119.5

Rice

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Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

98

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Rice

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Harris

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76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0