most strikeouts by a pitcher in a alds game

Gerrit Cole has fanned the most batters in an ALDS game, with 15 strikeouts against the Rays on October 5, 2019.

NAME SO DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
10/5/2019
2019
ALDS
HOU HOU
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13
10/5/1997
1997
ALDS
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
L
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
7
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
33
0
3 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12
10/6/2018
2018
ALDS
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
4 Charles Nagy
C. Nagy
12
10/5/1996
1996
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
27
0
5 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/5/2013
2013
ALDS
DET DET
@
OAK OAK
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
6 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
11
10/4/2013
2013
ALDS
DET DET
@
OAK OAK
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
26
1
7 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/11/2012
2012
ALDS
DET DET
@
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
8 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/6/2012
2012
ALDS
DET DET
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
9 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/3/2011
2011
ALDS
DET DET
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
6
4
4
0
3
1
0
0
32
0
10 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
11
10/12/2010
2010
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
TBR TBR
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
11 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
11
10/6/1999
1999
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
12 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
10
10/6/2020
2020
ALDS
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
3
4
4
2
3
0
0
0
21
0
13 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10
10/10/2019
2019
ALDS
HOU HOU
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
27
0
14 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
10
10/10/2013
2013
ALDS
DET DET
@
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
15 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10
10/6/2010
2010
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
TBR TBR
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
16 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
10
10/2/2003
2003
ALDS
NYY NYY
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
29
1
17 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
10
10/9/2001
2001
ALDS
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
18 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10
10/6/1995
1995
ALDS
SEA SEA
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
19 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
10
10/8/1981
1981
ALDS
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
20 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
9
10/10/2023
2023
ALDS
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
1
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
22
0
21 Kyle Bradish
K. Bradish
9
10/7/2023
2023
ALDS
BAL BAL
vs
TEX TEX
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
7
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
22
0
22 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
9
10/9/2020
2020
ALDS
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
21
0
23 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
9
10/7/2019
2019
ALDS
TBR TBR
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
21
0
24 Mike Clevinger
M. Clevinger
9
10/8/2018
2018
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
HOU HOU
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
22
0
25 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
9
10/11/2017
2017
ALDS
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
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