most pitching strikeouts in a postseason game from 2010 to 2019

Between the 2010 and 2019 seasons, Gerrit Cole fanned the most batters in a postseason game, with 15 strikeouts in Game 2 of the 2019 ALDS against the Rays.

Interpreted as:
most pitching strikeouts by a player in a postseason game from 2010 to 2019
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
10/5/2019
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
2Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
14
10/7/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
13
10/14/2017
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
4Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13
10/9/2015
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
27
0
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
13
10/13/2013
@
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
25
0
6Cliff Lee
C. Lee
13
10/18/2010
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
7Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
12
10/15/2019
vs
W
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
4
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
8Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
12
10/14/2019
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
9Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12
10/6/2018
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
10Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
12
10/11/2017
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
11Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
12
10/12/2013
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
25
2
12Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
12
10/3/2013
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
26
1
13Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
11
10/12/2019
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
14Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
11
10/12/2019
vs
L
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
30
0
15Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/24/2017
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
16Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/11/2016
vs
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
17Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/9/2015
vs
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
4
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
18Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
11
10/7/2015
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
32
0
19Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/5/2013
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
20Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
11
10/4/2013
@
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
26
1
21Hiroki Kuroda
H. Kuroda
11
10/14/2012
vs
L
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
5
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
22Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/11/2012
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
23Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/6/2012
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
24Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/3/2011
vs
W
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
6
4
4
0
3
1
0
0
32
0
25Cliff Lee
C. Lee
11
10/12/2010
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
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