most combined pitching strikeouts in a game by both teams in 9 innings

5 teams are tied for striking out the most hitters in a game, with 26 strikeouts. The first three are the New York Mets on August 23, 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 2, 2017 and the New York Yankees on May 7, 2017.

Interpreted as:

most combined pitching strikeouts in a regular-season game by both teams in 9 innings

	TEAM	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	ERA	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Mets	26	8/23/2019	NYM	vs	ATL	L 1-2	1.29	0	0	14.0	8	2	2	0	5	1	1	56	0	16.71	3.21	5.20	0.00	46.4	8.9	0.93	.333	1.29	5.14
2	Dodgers	26	6/2/2017	LAD	@	MIL	W 2-1	0.75	0	0	12.0	5	1	1	1	2	1	1	45	0	19.50	1.50	13.00	0.75	57.8	4.4	0.58	.267	0.75	3.75
3	Yankees	26	5/7/2017	NYY	@	CHC	W 5-4	2.00	0	0	18.0	11	4	4	1	10	1	4	76	1	13.00	5.00	2.60	0.50	34.2	13.2	1.17	.263	2.00	5.50
4	Angels	26	6/8/2004	ANA	vs	MIL	L 0-1	0.53	0	0	17.0	9	1	1	0	5	1	0	65	0	13.76	2.65	5.20	0.00	40.0	7.7	0.82	.273	0.53	4.76
5	Athletics	26	7/9/1971	OAK	vs	CAL	W 1-0	0.00	0	0	20.0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	72	1	11.70	0.45	26.00	0.00	36.1	1.4	0.60	.244	0.00	4.95
6	Diamondbacks	25	9/24/2019	ARI	vs	STL	W 3-2	0.95	0	0	19.0	13	2	2	2	4	0	0	73	0	11.84	1.89	6.25	0.95	34.2	5.5	0.89	.262	0.95	6.16
7	Rays	24	8/17/2019	TBR	vs	DET	W 1-0	0.00	0	0	13.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	42	0	16.62	0.00		0.00	57.1	0.0	0.23	.176	0.00	2.08
8	Astros	24	6/12/2019	HOU	vs	MIL	L 3-6	3.86	0	0	14.0	10	6	6	4	1	0	0	53	0	15.43	0.64	24.00	2.57	45.3	1.9	0.79	.250	3.86	6.43
9	Red Sox	24	5/14/2019	BOS	vs	COL	L 4-5	4.09	0	0	11.0	6	5	5	2	2	0	0	41	0	19.64	1.64	12.00	1.64	58.5	4.9	0.73	.308	4.09	4.91
10	Giants	24	4/12/2019	SFG	vs	COL	W 3-2	1.00	0	0	18.0	11	2	2	0	3	0	1	67	1	12.00	1.50	8.00	0.00	35.8	4.5	0.78	.275	1.00	5.50
11	Mets	24	6/2/2018	NYM	vs	CHC	L 1-7	4.50	0	0	14.0	17	7	7	1	9	0	3	66	0	15.43	5.79	2.67	0.64	36.4	13.6	1.86	.500	4.50	10.93
12	Red Sox	24	9/15/2017	BOS	@	TBR	W 13-6	3.60	0	0	15.0	13	6	6	4	7	0	2	64	1	14.40	4.20	3.43	2.40	37.5	10.9	1.33	.310	3.60	7.80
13	Cubs	24	5/15/2003	CHC	@	MIL	W 4-2	1.06	0	1	17.0	9	2	2	1	4	0	0	63	0	12.71	2.12	6.00	0.53	38.1	6.3	0.76	.235	1.06	4.76
14	Cardinals	23	9/24/2019	STL	@	ARI	L 2-3	1.45	0	0	18.2	13	3	3	1	9	0	3	74	1	11.09	4.34	2.56	0.48	31.1	12.2	1.18	.293	1.45	6.27
15	Diamondbacks	23	5/8/2019	ARI	@	TBR	W 3-2	0.69	0	1	13.0	8	1	2	0	6	1	1	52	1	15.92	4.15	3.83	0.00	44.2	11.5	1.08	.364	1.38	5.54
16	Red Sox	23	9/5/2017	BOS	vs	TOR	W 3-2	0.95	0	0	19.0	12	2	2	1	4	0	0	71	0	10.89	1.89	5.75	0.47	32.4	5.6	0.84	.256	0.95	5.68
17	Red Sox	23	9/25/2016	BOS	@	TBR	W 3-2	1.80	0	0	10.0	7	2	2	0	3	1	0	40	0	20.70	2.70	7.67	0.00	57.5	7.5	1.00	.538	1.80	6.30
18	Astros	23	5/31/2003	HOU	@	CHC	L 0-1	0.00	0	0	15.1	10	0	1	0	4	0	1	58	0	13.50	2.35	5.75	0.00	39.7	6.9	0.91	.323	0.59	5.87
19	Rays	22	6/27/2019	TBR	@	MIN	W 5-2	1.00	0	0	18.0	9	2	2	0	5	0	1	65	0	11.00	2.50	4.40	0.00	33.8	7.7	0.78	.237	1.00	4.50
20	Red Sox	22	5/8/2019	BOS	@	BAL	W 2-1	0.75	0	1	12.0	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	43	0	16.50	0.00		0.00	51.2	0.0	0.42	.263	0.75	3.75
21	Cubs	22	5/7/2017	CHC	vs	NYY	L 4-5	2.00	0	0	18.0	10	4	5	1	5	0	0	70	0	11.00	2.50	4.40	0.50	31.4	7.1	0.83	.214	2.50	5.00
22	Astros	22	8/1/2016	HOU	vs	TOR	W 2-1	0.64	0	0	14.0	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	51	2	14.14	1.93	7.33	0.64	43.1	5.9	0.64	.200	0.64	3.86
23	Marlins	22	7/6/2005	FLA	vs	MIL	W 5-4	3.00	0	0	12.0	4	4	4	0	5	0	0	45	1	16.50	3.75	4.40	0.00	48.9	11.1	0.75	.222	3.00	3.00
24	Dodgers	22	8/8/1972	LAD	@	CIN	L 1-2	1.00	0	0	18.0	8	2	2	0	9	1	3	71	0	11.00	4.50	2.44	0.00	31.0	12.7	0.94	.205	1.00	4.00
25	Giants	22	5/31/1964	SFG	@	NYM	W 8-6	1.96	0	1	23.0	20	5	6	1	3	1	1	91	0	8.61	1.17	7.33	0.39	24.2	3.3	1.00	.297	2.35	7.83