Between August 21, 2016 and August 21, 2026, Chris Sale has struck out the most hitters in a game, with 17 strikeouts against the Rockies on May 14, 2019.
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most single regular-season game strikeouts by pitcher in the last 10 years| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | L. Lynn | 16 | 6/18/2023 | @ | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | S. Strider | 16 | 9/1/2022 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | W. Buehler | 16 | 6/21/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | G. Cole | 16 | 5/4/2018 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 5/2/2018 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | J. Gray | 16 | 9/17/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Misiorowski | 15 | 6/12/2026 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | G. Holmes | 15 | 6/15/2025 | vs | L | 1 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | B. Snell | 15 | 7/27/2024 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 11 |  | G. Cole | 15 | 9/1/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | C. Burnes | 15 | 8/11/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | J. deGrom | 15 | 4/23/2021 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | G. Cole | 15 | 9/8/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | W. Buehler | 15 | 8/3/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 16 |  | J. Verlander | 15 | 6/12/2019 | vs | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 17 |  | M. Scherzer | 15 | 6/2/2019 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | S. Bieber | 15 | 5/19/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | C. Sale | 15 | 5/11/2018 | @ | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | M. Scherzer | 15 | 5/6/2018 | vs | 1 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 21 |  | M. Tanaka | 15 | 9/29/2017 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | S. Strasburg | 15 | 5/27/2017 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | P. Tolle | 14 | 8/7/2026 | vs | W | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | Z. Wheeler | 14 | 7/7/2026 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Detmers | 14 | 5/24/2026 | vs | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
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