most 14 strikeout games by a current mlb pitcher

Max Scherzer has the most games pitched by an active pitcher when striking out 14+ batters, with 11 games.

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most 14 or more strikeout regular-season games by a current MLB pitcher

	NAME	G	SO	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	11	168	9	0	1.000	11	0.85	3	2	0	84.1	33	8	9	6	14	3	0	1	304	0	17.93	1.49	12.00	0.64	55.3	4.6	0.56	.239	0.96	3.52
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	10	146	4	2	.667	10	1.61	2	0	0	78.1	37	14	16	4	7	4	0	0	285	1	16.77	0.80	20.86	0.46	51.2	2.5	0.56	.266	1.84	4.25
3	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	9	130	5	0	1.000	9	1.54	1	1	0	64.1	29	11	13	7	7	2	0	0	232	3	18.19	0.98	18.57	0.98	56.0	3.0	0.56	.256	1.82	4.06
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	7	99	3	2	.600	7	1.24	1	1	0	51.0	24	7	10	4	6	0	0	0	181	0	17.47	1.06	16.50	0.71	54.7	3.3	0.59	.278	1.76	4.24
5	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	6	85	4	0	1.000	6	0.76	1	1	0	47.2	24	4	6	4	4	1	0	0	174	0	16.05	0.76	21.25	0.76	48.9	2.3	0.59	.250	1.13	4.53
6	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	5	71	4	0	1.000	5	0.86	2	1	0	41.2	21	4	5	1	7	0	0	0	148	3	15.34	1.51	10.14	0.22	48.0	4.7	0.67	.290	1.08	4.54
7	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	3	43	3	0	1.000	3	0.38	0	0	0	24.0	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	79	0	16.13	0.38	43.00	0.00	54.4	1.3	0.33	.206	0.38	2.63
8	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	3	42	3	0	1.000	3	0.44	0	0	0	20.2	8	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	71	0	18.29	0.87	21.00	0.00	59.2	2.8	0.48	.296	0.44	3.48
9	George Kirby G. Kirby	2	28	2	0	1.000	2	2.70	0	0	0	13.1	5	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	45	0	18.90	0.00		2.03	62.2	0.0	0.38	.143	2.70	3.38
10	Pablo López P. López	2	28	1	0	1.000	2	0.00	0	0	0	16.0	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	55	0	15.75	0.56	28.00	0.00	50.9	1.8	0.31	.167	0.00	2.25
11	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	2	28	1	0	1.000	2	1.06	0	0	0	17.0	8	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	57	0	14.82	0.53	28.00	0.53	49.1	1.8	0.53	.280	1.06	4.24
12	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	2	31	2	0	1.000	2	1.50	2	0	0	18.0	8	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	61	1	15.50	0.00		1.50	50.8	0.0	0.44	.185	1.50	4.00
13	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	2	29	2	0	1.000	2	0.00	1	1	0	15.0	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	54	0	17.40	0.60	29.00	0.00	53.7	1.9	0.67	.391	0.00	5.40
14	Robbie Ray R. Ray	2	28	1	0	1.000	2	0.61	0	0	0	14.2	8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	54	0	17.18	0.61	28.00	0.00	51.9	1.9	0.61	.333	0.61	4.91
15	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	1	15	1	0	1.000	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	15.00	0.00		0.00	55.6	0.0	0.11	.083	0.00	1.00
16	Reid Detmers R. Detmers	1	14	0	0		1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	0	15.75	0.00		1.13	56.0	0.0	0.13	.000	1.13	1.13
17	Emerson Hancock E. Hancock	1	14	0	0		1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	18.00	0.00		0.00	51.9	0.0	0.86	.462	1.29	7.71
18	Grant Holmes G. Holmes	1	15	0	1	.000	1	2.84	0	0	0	6.1	3	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	24	0	21.32	2.84	7.50	1.42	62.5	8.3	0.79	.400	4.26	4.26
19	Max Meyer M. Meyer	1	14	1	0	1.000	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	21.00	0.00		0.00	60.9	0.0	0.83	.556	0.00	7.50
20	Blake Snell B. Snell	1	15	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	1	22.50	3.00	7.50	0.00	68.2	9.1	0.67	.400	0.00	3.00
21	Jack Flaherty J. Flaherty	1	14	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	6.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	0	18.90	1.35	14.00	0.00	60.9	4.3	0.45	.250	0.00	2.70
22	Hunter Greene H. Greene	1	14	0	0		1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	25	0	18.00	1.29	14.00	1.29	56.0	4.0	0.57	.250	1.29	3.86
23	Spencer Strider S. Strider	1	16	1	0	1.000	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	18.00	0.00		0.00	59.3	0.0	0.25	.182	0.00	2.25
24	Cristian Javier C. Javier	1	14	1	0	1.000	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	22	0	18.00	0.00		1.29	63.6	0.0	0.14	.000	1.29	1.29
25	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1	14	0	0		1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	4	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	27	0	18.00	2.57	7.00	1.29	51.9	7.4	0.86	.300	3.86	5.14

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	52	36	.591
Phillies	50	40	.556	3.0
Marlins	49	42	.538	4.5
Nationals	46	45	.505	7.5
Mets	37	53	.411	16.0

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Mon 7/6	HOU	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 7/7	HOU	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 7/8	HOU	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 7/10	NYY	@	WSH	6:45 PM
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Batting Average Leaders

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Wood

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OBP Leaders

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SLG Leaders

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SB Leaders

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Strikeout Leaders

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Braves	52	36	.591
Phillies	50	40	.556	3.0
Marlins	49	42	.538	4.5
Nationals	46	45	.505	7.5
Mets	37	53	.411	16.0
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Brewers	55	33	.625
Cubs	50	40	.556	6.0
Cardinals	47	40	.540	7.5
Pirates	46	45	.505	10.5
Reds	41	48	.461	14.5
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Dodgers	59	31	.656
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Giants	37	52	.416	21.5
Rockies	37	54	.407	22.5

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Rays	52	35	.598
Yankees	49	40	.551	4.0
Blue Jays	42	48	.467	11.5
Orioles	42	49	.462	12.0
Red Sox	39	48	.448	13.0
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White Sox	47	42	.528
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Twins	44	47	.484	4.0
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Royals	36	54	.400	11.5
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Astros	45	47	.489	2.5
Athletics	41	49	.456	5.5
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Sun 6/21	WSH	@	TBR	3-4
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Schedule

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Sun 7/5	BOS	@	LAA	9:30 PM
Mon 7/6	PHI	@	KCR	2:10 PM
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