Slate Summary
MLB Leaderboards — August 19, 2026
Graded results for the August 19, 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 | Cade Cavalli (Washington Nationals) | vs Texas Rangers | 11 | 6.0 |
| #2 | Parker Messick (Cleveland Guardians) | vs San Francisco Giants | 10 | 6.2 |
| #3 | Matthew Liberatore (St. Louis Cardinals) | vs Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 6.0 |
| #4 | Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies) | vs Miami Marlins | 8 | 7.0 |
| #5 | Brandon Pfaadt (Arizona Diamondbacks) | vs Boston Red Sox | 8 | 5.2 |
| #6 | Chase Burns (Cincinnati Reds) | vs St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5.0 |
| #7 | Taj Bradley (Minnesota Twins) | vs Atlanta Braves | 7 | 5.0 |
| #8 | Walbert Ureña (Los Angeles Angels) | vs Houston Astros | 7 | 5.0 |
| #9 | Chris Bassitt (Baltimore Orioles) | vs New York Yankees | 6 | 5.2 |
| #10 | Payton Tolle (Boston Red Sox) | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | 6 | 5.0 |
Innings
Top Pitching Workloads
Deepest tracked starts on this slate by innings recorded.
| Rank | Pitcher | Opponent | IP | Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies) | vs Miami Marlins | 7.0 | 8 |
| #2 | Parker Messick (Cleveland Guardians) | vs San Francisco Giants | 6.2 | 10 |
| #3 | Michael King (San Diego Padres) | vs New York Mets | 6.2 | 4 |
| #4 | Cade Cavalli (Washington Nationals) | vs Texas Rangers | 6.0 | 11 |
| #5 | Matthew Liberatore (St. Louis Cardinals) | vs Cincinnati Reds | 6.0 | 9 |
| #6 | Seth Lugo (Kansas City Royals) | vs Athletics | 6.0 | 3 |
| #7 | Sandy Alcantara (Miami Marlins) | vs Philadelphia Phillies | 6.0 | 1 |
| #8 | Brandon Pfaadt (Arizona Diamondbacks) | vs Boston Red Sox | 5.2 | 8 |
| #9 | Chris Bassitt (Baltimore Orioles) | vs New York Yankees | 5.2 | 6 |
| #10 | Jeffrey Springs (Athletics) | vs Kansas City Royals | 5.2 | 1 |
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