most strikeouts by a pitcher in a nlcs game

Livan Hernandez has fanned the most hitters in an NLCS game, with 15 strikeouts versus the Braves on October 12, 1997.

	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	Livan Hernandez L. Hernandez	15	10/12/1997	1997	NLCS	FLA	vs	ATL	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	31	0
2	Mike Scott M. Scott	14	10/8/1986	1986	NLCS	HOU	vs	NYM	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	0
3	John Candelaria J. Candelaria	14	10/7/1975	1975	NLCS	PIT	vs	CIN		1	3.52	0	0	0	7.2	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	29	0
4	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	13	10/6/1973	1973	NLCS	NYM	@	CIN	L	1	2.16	1	0	0	8.1	6	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	32	0
5	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	12	10/15/2019	2019	NLCS	WSH	vs	STL	W	1	7.20	0	0	0	5.0	4	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	22	0
6	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	12	10/14/2019	2019	NLCS	WSH	vs	STL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
7	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	12	10/19/2001	2001	NLCS	ARI	@	ATL	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
8	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	12	10/14/1986	1986	NLCS	HOU	@	NYM		1	1.00	0	0	0	9.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	30	0
9	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	11	10/12/2019	2019	NLCS	WSH	@	STL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
10	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	11	10/12/2019	2019	NLCS	STL	vs	WSH	L	1	3.68	0	0	0	7.1	7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	30	0
11	Josh Beckett J. Beckett	11	10/12/2003	2003	NLCS	FLA	vs	CHC	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
12	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	11	10/16/2001	2001	NLCS	ARI	vs	ATL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
13	Kevin Brown K. Brown	11	10/8/1998	1998	NLCS	SDP	@	ATL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	32	1
14	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	10	10/17/2025	2025	NLCS	LAD	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	22	0
15	Blake Snell B. Snell	10	10/13/2025	2025	NLCS	LAD	@	MIL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
16	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	10	10/11/2013	2013	NLCS	LAD	@	STL		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
17	Cliff Lee C. Lee	10	10/18/2009	2009	NLCS	PHI	vs	LAD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
18	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	10	10/10/1993	1993	NLCS	ATL	vs	PHI	L	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.1	8	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	33	0
19	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	10	10/6/1993	1993	NLCS	PHI	vs	ATL		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
20	Tim Belcher T. Belcher	10	10/5/1988	1988	NLCS	LAD	vs	NYM	W	1	3.24	0	0	0	8.1	5	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	30	0
21	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	10	10/4/1988	1988	NLCS	NYM	@	LAD		1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	27	0
22	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	9	10/16/2025	2025	NLCS	MIL	@	LAD	L	0	1.80	0	0	0	5.0	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
23	Brandon Pfaadt B. Pfaadt	9	10/19/2023	2023	NLCS	ARI	vs	PHI		1	0.00	0	0	0	5.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
24	Max Fried M. Fried	9	10/12/2020	2020	NLCS	ATL	@	LAD		1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	24	0
25	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	9	10/17/2018	2018	NLCS	LAD	vs	MIL	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	0

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