most strike outs in game by cubs pitcher

Justin Steele has fanned the most batters for the Cubs in a game this season, with 8 strikeouts versus the Rangers on April 7.

Interpreted as:

most strike outs in regular-season game by cubs pitcher this season

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Justin Steele J. Steele	8	4/7/2025	CHC	vs	TEX	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
2	Colin Rea C. Rea	7	4/25/2025	CHC	vs	PHI	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	20	0
3	Shota Imanaga S. Imanaga	7	4/15/2025	CHC	@	SDP		1	0.00	0	0	0	5.0	4	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	22	0
4	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	7	4/11/2025	CHC	@	LAD	L	1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	4	3	3	1	3	1	0	0	26	0
5	Jameson Taillon J. Taillon	7	4/2/2025	CHC	@	ATH	W	1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	4	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	25	0
6	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	6	4/30/2025	CHC	@	PIT		1	3.60	0	0	0	5.0	6	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	22	0
7	Shota Imanaga S. Imanaga	6	4/22/2025	CHC	vs	LAD		1	7.94	0	0	0	5.2	7	5	5	3	2	0	0	0	25	0
8	Jameson Taillon J. Taillon	6	4/20/2025	CHC	vs	AZ		1	1.80	0	0	0	5.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	20	0
9	Ben Brown B. Brown	6	4/19/2025	CHC	vs	AZ		1	2.25	0	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	21	0
10	Jameson Taillon J. Taillon	6	4/8/2025	CHC	vs	TEX		1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	24	0
11	Justin Steele J. Steele	6	4/1/2025	CHC	@	ATH	W	1	5.40	0	0	0	6.2	7	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	28	0
12	Jameson Taillon J. Taillon	5	5/3/2025	CHC	@	MIL	W	1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	22	0
13	Ben Brown B. Brown	5	4/26/2025	CHC	vs	PHI	L	1	14.73	0	0	0	3.2	9	6	6	0	1	1	0	0	21	0
14	Colin Rea C. Rea	5	4/18/2025	CHC	vs	AZ		1	1.93	0	0	0	4.2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
15	Colin Rea C. Rea	5	4/13/2025	CHC	@	LAD		1	2.45	0	0	0	3.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
16	Ben Brown B. Brown	5	4/12/2025	CHC	@	LAD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
17	Ben Brown B. Brown	5	4/6/2025	CHC	vs	SDP		1	11.25	0	0	0	4.0	7	5	5	1	4	1	0	0	24	0
18	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	5	4/5/2025	CHC	vs	SDP	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	23	0
19	Ben Brown B. Brown	5	3/31/2025	CHC	@	ATH	W	1	5.40	0	0	0	5.0	6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	23	0
20	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	5	3/30/2025	CHC	@	AZ		1	0.00	0	0	0	5.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	22	0
21	Justin Steele J. Steele	5	3/19/2025	CHC	vs	LAD	L	1	11.25	0	0	0	4.0	5	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	17	0
22	Ben Brown B. Brown	5	3/18/2025	CHC	vs	LAD	L	0	6.75	0	0	0	2.2	4	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	15	0
23	Chris Flexen C. Flexen	4	5/2/2025	CHC	@	MIL		0	0.00	0	0	1	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	12	1
24	Ben Brown B. Brown	4	5/2/2025	CHC	@	MIL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
25	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	4	4/23/2025	CHC	vs	LAD	W	1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	10	3	6	2	1	0	0	0	28	0