Between the 1800 and 2024 seasons, Chris Sale fanned the most batters in a game with 7.0 or fewer innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts against the Rockies on May 14, 2019.
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regular-season game with most strikeouts with seven innings pitched or less MLB player 1800 to 2024| NAME | SO | IP | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 7.0 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | L. Lynn | 16 | 7.0 | 6/18/2023 | @ | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 7.0 | 5/2/2018 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | M. Pineda | 16 | 7.0 | 5/10/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | C. Lee | 16 | 7.0 | 5/6/2011 | vs | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | J. Peavy | 16 | 7.0 | 4/25/2007 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | J. Peavy | 16 | 7.0 | 5/22/2006 | vs | L | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | R. Johnson | 16 | 6.2 | 9/27/2001 | vs | W | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 9 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 7.0 | 8/23/2001 | @ | L | 1 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 7.0 | 7/18/2001 | @ | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | B. Snell | 15 | 6.0 | 7/27/2024 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 12 |  | G. Cole | 15 | 7.0 | 9/1/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | J. Verlander | 15 | 7.0 | 6/12/2019 | vs | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | M. Scherzer | 15 | 6.1 | 5/6/2018 | vs | 1 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 15 |  | M. Tanaka | 15 | 7.0 | 9/29/2017 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | S. Strasburg | 15 | 7.0 | 5/27/2017 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | T. Roark | 15 | 7.0 | 4/23/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Sale | 15 | 7.0 | 8/16/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | F. Hernandez | 15 | 7.0 | 6/8/2014 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| 20 |  | M. Scherzer | 15 | 7.0 | 5/20/2012 | vs | W | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | M. Mussina | 15 | 7.0 | 9/24/2000 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | A. Leiter | 15 | 7.0 | 8/1/1999 | @ | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | D. Gooden | 15 | 7.0 | 5/11/1990 | vs | W | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | L. Gil | 14 | 6.0 | 5/18/2024 | vs | W | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | J. Flaherty | 14 | 6.2 | 4/30/2024 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
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