Slate Summary
MLB Leaderboards — August 21, 2026
Graded results for the August 21, 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 | Jesús Luzardo (Philadelphia Phillies) | vs St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 5.2 |
| #2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 6.1 |
| #3 | Connor Prielipp (Minnesota Twins) | vs San Diego Padres | 7 | 6.0 |
| #4 | MacKenzie Gore (Texas Rangers) | vs Los Angeles Angels | 7 | 6.0 |
| #5 | Bubba Chandler (Pittsburgh Pirates) | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 4.0 |
| #6 | Chris Sale (Atlanta Braves) | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 6.0 |
| #7 | Emerson Hancock (Seattle Mariners) | vs Chicago Cubs | 6 | 5.2 |
| #8 | Freddy Peralta (Tampa Bay Rays) | vs Baltimore Orioles | 6 | 7.0 |
| #9 | Jacob Misiorowski (Milwaukee Brewers) | vs Atlanta Braves | 6 | 6.0 |
| #10 | Sonny Gray (Boston Red Sox) | vs San Francisco Giants | 6 | 6.0 |
Innings
Top Pitching Workloads
Deepest tracked starts on this slate by innings recorded.
| Rank | Pitcher | Opponent | IP | Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Freddy Peralta (Tampa Bay Rays) | vs Baltimore Orioles | 7.0 | 6 |
| #2 | Trevor Rogers (Baltimore Orioles) | vs Tampa Bay Rays | 7.0 | 6 |
| #3 | Randy Vásquez (San Diego Padres) | vs Minnesota Twins | 7.0 | 3 |
| #4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | 6.1 | 9 |
| #5 | Connor Prielipp (Minnesota Twins) | vs San Diego Padres | 6.0 | 7 |
| #6 | MacKenzie Gore (Texas Rangers) | vs Los Angeles Angels | 6.0 | 7 |
| #7 | Chris Sale (Atlanta Braves) | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 6.0 | 6 |
| #8 | Jacob Misiorowski (Milwaukee Brewers) | vs Atlanta Braves | 6.0 | 6 |
| #9 | Sonny Gray (Boston Red Sox) | vs San Francisco Giants | 6.0 | 6 |
| #10 | Reid Detmers (Los Angeles Angels) | vs Texas Rangers | 6.0 | 5 |
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