most strikeouts in a game by a national league central pitcher

Kerry Wood has fanned the most hitters in the NL Central in a game, with 20 strikeouts against the Astros on May 6, 1998.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a national league central pitcher

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Kerry Wood K. Wood	20	5/6/1998	CHC	vs	HOU	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	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	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
4	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
5	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
6	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	8/28/1998	HOU	vs	PIT	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
7	Kerry Wood K. Wood	16	8/26/1998	CHC	@	CIN	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	30	0
8	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	15	8/11/2021	MIL	@	CHC	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
9	Hunter Greene H. Greene	14	9/20/2023	CIN	vs	MIN		1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	25	0
10	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	14	9/8/2022	MIL	vs	SFG	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	0
11	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	14	9/11/2021	MIL	@	CLE	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
12	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	14	9/12/2019	CHC	@	SDP	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
13	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	14	8/13/2019	CHC	@	PHI		1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	5	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	26	0
14	Jon Lester J. Lester	14	7/29/2015	CHC	vs	COL	W	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	28	0
15	Mike Fiers M. Fiers	14	8/14/2014	MIL	@	CHC	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
16	Yovani Gallardo Y. Gallardo	14	7/15/2012	MIL	vs	PIT	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	0
17	Bud Norris B. Norris	14	8/14/2010	HOU	vs	PIT	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	29	0
18	Oliver Perez O. Perez	14	9/9/2004	PIT	vs	HOU	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
19	Mark Prior M. Prior	14	9/21/2003	CHC	@	PIT	W	1	1.17	0	0	0	7.2	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
20	Wade Miller W. Miller	14	5/30/2003	HOU	@	CHC	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	30	1
21	Kerry Wood K. Wood	14	5/25/2001	CHC	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
22	Kerry Wood K. Wood	14	4/27/2001	CHC	@	SFG	W	1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	2	3	3	1	3	1	0	0	24	0
23	Shane Reynolds S. Reynolds	14	8/15/1999	HOU	vs	PIT	L	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	31	0
24	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	14	9/7/1998	HOU	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	33	0
25	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	13	8/7/2023	MIL	vs	COL	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	22	0