Max Scherzer struck out the most batters in a game in 2016, with 20 strikeouts versus the Tigers on May 11, 2016.
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most strikeouts by pitcher in a regular-season game 2016| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 20 | 5/11/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Gray | 16 | 9/17/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | D. Duffy | 16 | 8/1/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | V. Velasquez | 16 | 4/14/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | T. Roark | 15 | 4/23/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | J. Fernandez | 14 | 9/9/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | C. Sale | 14 | 8/26/2016 | vs | L | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | J. Fernandez | 14 | 7/18/2016 | @ | 1 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 9 |  | M. Bumgarner | 14 | 7/10/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | C. Carrasco | 14 | 6/30/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | J. Fernandez | 14 | 6/5/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | C. Kershaw | 14 | 5/1/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | D. Price | 14 | 4/26/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | E. Rodriguez | 13 | 9/25/2016 | @ | 1 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | C. Martinez | 13 | 8/29/2016 | @ | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 16 |  | R. Ray | 13 | 8/20/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | T. Bauer | 13 | 8/19/2016 | vs | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 18 |  | M. Stroman | 13 | 8/1/2016 | @ | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | F. Liriano | 13 | 7/21/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | M. Shoemaker | 13 | 7/16/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | K. Maeda | 13 | 7/10/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | J. Fernandez | 13 | 6/26/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | C. Kershaw | 13 | 6/10/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | A. Wood | 13 | 5/21/2016 | @ | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 25 | | C. Kershaw | 13 | 5/12/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
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