how many pitchers had 10 strikeouts in a game in the postseason after 1900

Dave Righetti got 10 strikeouts in Game 2 of the 1981 ALDS against the Brewers on October 8, 1981.

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How many pitchers had 10 or more strikeouts in a game in the postseason after 1900?

	NAME	DATE	SO	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Dave Righetti D. Righetti	10/8/1981	10	NYY	@	MIL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	10/6/1995	10	SEA	vs	NYY	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	28	0
3	Charles Nagy C. Nagy	10/5/1996	12	CLE	vs	BAL		1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	6	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	27	0
4	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	10/3/1997	11	ATL	@	HOU	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	32	0
5	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	10/5/1997	13	SEA	@	BAL	L	1	3.38	1	0	0	8.0	7	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	33	0
6	Kevin Brown K. Brown	9/29/1998	16	SDP	@	HOU	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	28	0
7	Sterling Hitchcock S. Hitchcock	10/4/1998	11	SDP	vs	HOU	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	0
8	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	10/5/1999	11	ARI	vs	NYM	L	1	7.56	0	0	0	8.1	8	7	7	2	3	0	0	0	36	0
9	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	10/6/1999	11	CLE	vs	BOS		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	5	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	30	0
10	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	10/9/2001	10	CLE	@	SEA	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
11	Kerry Wood K. Wood	9/30/2003	11	CHC	@	ATL	W	1	2.45	0	0	0	7.1	2	2	2	1	5	0	0	0	30	1
12	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	10/2/2003	10	NYY	vs	MIN	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	4	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	29	1
13	Cliff Lee C. Lee	10/6/2010	10	TEX	@	TBR	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	27	0
14	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	10/7/2010	14	SFG	vs	ATL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
15	Jonathan Sanchez J. Sanchez	10/10/2010	11	SFG	@	ATL		1	1.23	0	0	0	7.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
16	Cliff Lee C. Lee	10/12/2010	11	TEX	@	TBR	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
17	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	10/3/2011	11	DET	vs	NYY	W	1	4.50	0	0	0	8.0	6	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	32	0
18	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	10/6/2012	11	DET	vs	OAK	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	28	0
19	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	10/7/2012	10	STL	vs	WSH		1	1.59	0	0	0	5.2	6	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	26	1
20	Homer Bailey H. Bailey	10/9/2012	10	CIN	vs	SFG		1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	24	0
21	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	10/11/2012	11	DET	@	OAK	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
22	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	10/3/2013	12	LAD	@	ATL	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	26	1
23	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	10/4/2013	11	DET	@	OAK	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	26	1
24	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	10/5/2013	11	DET	@	OAK		1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
25	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	10/10/2013	10	DET	@	OAK	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	0

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