Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters in a start with 2+ earned runs, with 20 strikeouts versus the Tigers on May 11, 2016.
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most strikeouts by a pitcher who allowed 2 or more er in a regular-season start| NAME | SO | ER | GS | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5/11/2016 | vs | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6/24/1997 | vs | L | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8/12/1974 | vs | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | N. Ryan | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6/14/1974 | vs | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |||
| 5 |  | S. Carlton | 19 | 4 | 1 | 9/15/1969 | vs | L | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 6 | | R. Johnson | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9/27/1992 | @ | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 7 |  | B. Gullickson | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9/10/1980 | vs | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | N. Ryan | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9/10/1976 | @ | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | S. Koufax | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4/24/1962 | @ | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | S. Koufax | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8/31/1959 | vs | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | W. Spahn | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6/14/1952 | vs | L | 1.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | B. Feller | 18 | 4 | 1 | 10/2/1938 | vs | L | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 13 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | R. Johnson | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6/30/1999 | @ | L | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | N. Ryan | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8/18/1976 | @ | W | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 16 | | F. Tanana | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6/21/1975 | vs | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | N. Ryan | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9/30/1972 | vs | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | B. Feller | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9/13/1936 | vs | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
| 19 | | D. Vance | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7/20/1925 | vs | W | 2.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | L. Lynn | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6/18/2023 | @ | L | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | W. Buehler | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6/21/2019 | vs | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | C. Lee | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5/6/2011 | vs | L | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | J. Peavy | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5/22/2006 | vs | L | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | M. Prior | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6/26/2003 | vs | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 25 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 5 | 1 | 9/27/2001 | vs | W | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
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