
6 pitchers are tied for striking out the most batters in a game against the Cleveland Indians, with 15 strikeouts. The first three are Zack Greinke on August 25, 2009, Mark Langston on June 25, 1986 and Jorge Rubio on October 2, 1966.
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most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a pitcher against the guardians| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Z. Greinke | 15 | 8/25/2009 | vs | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2 | M. Langston | 15 | 6/25/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 3 | J. Rubio | 15 | 10/2/1966 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 4 | M. McDermott | 15 | 7/28/1951 | vs | W | 1 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | |||
| 5 | E. Walsh | 15 | 10/2/1908 | @ | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | R. Waddell | 15 | 8/19/1904 | vs | L | 1 | 0.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | C. Burnes | 14 | 9/11/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 8 | J. Fernandez | 14 | 8/2/2013 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 9 | J. Santana | 14 | 6/2/2005 | vs | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | P. Martinez | 14 | 9/15/1999 | @ | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | M. Langston | 14 | 9/28/1986 | vs | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | A. Downing | 14 | 7/6/1963 | @ | W | 1 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 13 | B. Turley | 14 | 4/21/1954 | vs | L | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 14 | R. Waddell | 14 | 8/11/1904 | @ | W | 1 | 0.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | R. Waddell | 14 | 6/12/1903 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | T. Skubal | 13 | 5/25/2025 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 17 | J. Verlander | 13 | 7/30/2019 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 18 | D. Fister | 13 | 9/5/2011 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 19 | R. Johnson | 13 | 7/7/1995 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 20 | G. Perry | 13 | 7/22/1975 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 21 | R. May | 13 | 9/29/1974 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 22 | J. Palmer | 13 | 7/1/1971 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | D. McNally | 13 | 4/7/1970 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 24 | M. Kilkenny | 13 | 9/17/1969 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 25 | J. Pizarro | 13 | 8/25/1961 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | |||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 5 | .615 | ||
7 | 5 | .583 | 0.5 | |
7 | 5 | .583 | 0.5 | |
6 | 6 | .500 | 1.5 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
8 | 4 | .667 | ||
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7 | 5 | .583 | 1.0 | |
7 | 5 | .583 | 1.0 | |
6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
9 | 3 | .750 | ||
6 | 6 | .500 | 3.0 | |
6 | 6 | .500 | 3.0 | |
6 | 6 | .500 | 3.0 | |
5 | 8 | .385 | 4.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 3 | .727 | ||
6 | 6 | .500 | 2.5 | |
5 | 7 | .417 | 3.5 | |
5 | 7 | .417 | 3.5 | |
4 | 8 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
8 | 5 | .615 | ||
6 | 6 | .500 | 1.5 | |
5 | 7 | .417 | 2.5 | |
4 | 8 | .333 | 3.5 | |
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| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
7 | 5 | .583 | ||
6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 | |
6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 | |
4 | 7 | .364 | 2.5 | |
4 | 9 | .308 | 3.5 |








