Slate Summary
MLB Leaderboards — September 23, 2026
Graded results for the September 23, 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 | Chris Sale (Atlanta Braves) | vs Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 5.2 |
| #2 | Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies) | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | 6.0 |
| #3 | Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees) | vs Tampa Bay Rays | 8 | 5.2 |
| #4 | Mason Adams (Colorado Rockies) | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | 8 | 6.0 |
| #5 | Foster Griffin (Cleveland Guardians) | vs Boston Red Sox | 7 | 6.0 |
| #6 | Kevin Gausman (Chicago Cubs) | vs Miami Marlins | 7 | 5.2 |
| #7 | Max Scherzer (Toronto Blue Jays) | vs Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 5.0 |
| #8 | Andrew Abbott (Cincinnati Reds) | vs Atlanta Braves | 6 | 7.0 |
| #9 | Framber Valdez (Detroit Tigers) | vs Washington Nationals | 6 | 5.1 |
| #10 | Mason Englert (Tampa Bay Rays) | vs New York Yankees | 6 | 3.2 |
Innings
Top Pitching Workloads
Deepest tracked starts on this slate by innings recorded.
| Rank | Pitcher | Opponent | IP | Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Andrew Abbott (Cincinnati Reds) | vs Atlanta Braves | 7.0 | 6 |
| #2 | Nolan McLean (New York Mets) | vs Texas Rangers | 7.0 | 5 |
| #3 | Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies) | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 6.0 | 8 |
| #4 | Mason Adams (Colorado Rockies) | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | 6.0 | 8 |
| #5 | Foster Griffin (Cleveland Guardians) | vs Boston Red Sox | 6.0 | 7 |
| #6 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) | vs San Diego Padres | 6.0 | 4 |
| #7 | Sonny Gray (Boston Red Sox) | vs Cleveland Guardians | 6.0 | 3 |
| #8 | Chris Sale (Atlanta Braves) | vs Cincinnati Reds | 5.2 | 10 |
| #9 | Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees) | vs Tampa Bay Rays | 5.2 | 8 |
| #10 | Kevin Gausman (Chicago Cubs) | vs Miami Marlins | 5.2 | 7 |
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