most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game in the 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Randy Johnson fanned the most hitters in a game, with 20 strikeouts against the Reds on May 8, 2001.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game in the 2000s

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	20	5/8/2001	ARI	vs	CIN		1	1.00	0	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
2	Ben Sheets B. Sheets	18	5/16/2004	MIL	vs	ATL	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	31	0
3	Johan Santana J. Santana	17	8/19/2007	MIN	vs	TEX	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	17	9/14/2002	ARI	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
5	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	17	4/21/2002	ARI	vs	COL	W	1	0.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
6	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	17	4/7/2002	ARI	@	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
7	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	17	5/6/2000	BOS	vs	TBD	L	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	0
8	Ricky Nolasco R. Nolasco	16	9/30/2009	FLA	@	ATL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.2	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
9	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	16	4/25/2007	SDP	@	ARI		1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	0
10	Jason Schmidt J. Schmidt	16	6/6/2006	SFG	vs	FLA	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	33	1
11	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	16	5/22/2006	SDP	vs	ATL	L	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	25	0
12	Mark Prior M. Prior	16	9/30/2004	CHC	vs	CIN		1	1.00	0	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	31	0
13	Mark Prior M. Prior	16	6/26/2003	CHC	vs	MIL		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	27	1
14	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	8/25/2002	ARI	vs	CHC	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	35	0
15	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	9/27/2001	ARI	vs	MIL	W	1	6.75	0	0	0	6.2	7	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	30	1
16	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	8/23/2001	ARI	@	PIT	L	1	5.14	0	0	0	7.0	5	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	28	0
17	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	7/18/2001	ARI	@	SDP	W	0	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	23	0
18	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	16	4/8/2001	BOS	vs	TBD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	29	0
19	Ron Villone R. Villone	16	9/29/2000	CIN	@	STL	W	1	0.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	36	1
20	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	15	8/25/2009	KCR	vs	CLE	W	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	29	0
21	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	15	7/27/2009	SFG	vs	PIT	W	1	0.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
22	Erik Bedard E. Bedard	15	7/7/2007	BAL	@	TEX	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
23	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	15	4/21/2007	PHI	@	CIN	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	32	0
24	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	15	4/10/2005	ATL	vs	NYM	L	1	2.45	0	0	0	7.1	8	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	30	0
25	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	15	8/31/2004	ARI	vs	LAD		1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	27	0