Slate Summary
MLB Leaderboards — July 8, 2026
Graded results for the July 8, 2026 MLB slate: 0 tracked hitters and 30 tracked starting pitchers. Every leaderboard below ranks actual recorded outcomes — hits, home runs, total bases, RBI, strikeouts, and innings. See the full graded slate results for this date.
Strikeouts
Most Strikeout-Dominant Starts
| Rank | Pitcher | Opponent | Strikeouts | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dylan Cease (Toronto Blue Jays) | vs San Francisco Giants | 11 | 8.0 |
| #2 | Foster Griffin (Washington Nationals) | vs Houston Astros | 9 | 7.0 |
| #3 | Troy Melton (Detroit Tigers) | vs Athletics | 9 | 5.1 |
| #4 | Jared Jones (Pittsburgh Pirates) | vs Atlanta Braves | 8 | 6.0 |
| #5 | Gabriel Hughes (Colorado Rockies) | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | 6.0 |
| #6 | George Kirby (Seattle Mariners) | vs Miami Marlins | 7 | 6.0 |
| #7 | MacKenzie Gore (Texas Rangers) | vs Los Angeles Angels | 7 | 5.0 |
| #8 | Connor Prielipp (Minnesota Twins) | vs Cleveland Guardians | 6 | 5.0 |
| #9 | Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees) | vs Tampa Bay Rays | 6 | 6.1 |
| #10 | Michael McGreevy (St. Louis Cardinals) | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 6.1 |
Innings
Top Pitching Workloads
Deepest tracked starts on this slate by innings recorded.
| Rank | Pitcher | Opponent | IP | Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dylan Cease (Toronto Blue Jays) | vs San Francisco Giants | 8.0 | 11 |
| #2 | Foster Griffin (Washington Nationals) | vs Houston Astros | 7.0 | 9 |
| #3 | Jake Bennett (Boston Red Sox) | vs Chicago White Sox | 7.0 | 4 |
| #4 | Logan Webb (San Francisco Giants) | vs Toronto Blue Jays | 7.0 | 2 |
| #5 | Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees) | vs Tampa Bay Rays | 6.1 | 6 |
| #6 | Michael McGreevy (St. Louis Cardinals) | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 6.1 | 6 |
| #7 | Shane McClanahan (Tampa Bay Rays) | vs New York Yankees | 6.1 | 5 |
| #8 | Jared Jones (Pittsburgh Pirates) | vs Atlanta Braves | 6.0 | 8 |
| #9 | Gabriel Hughes (Colorado Rockies) | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | 6.0 | 7 |
| #10 | George Kirby (Seattle Mariners) | vs Miami Marlins | 6.0 | 7 |
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