most strikeouts in a game by a pitcher in 2019

Chris Sale struck out the most batters in a game in 2019, with 17 strikeouts versus the Rockies on May 14, 2019.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a pitcher in 2019

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Chris Sale C. Sale	17	5/14/2019	BOS	vs	COL		1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	0
2	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	16	6/21/2019	LAD	vs	COL	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	30	0
3	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	15	9/8/2019	HOU	vs	SEA	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	0
4	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	15	8/3/2019	LAD	vs	SDP	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	31	1
5	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	15	6/12/2019	HOU	vs	MIL		1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	25	0
6	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	15	6/2/2019	WSH	@	CIN	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	29	0
7	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	15	5/19/2019	CLE	vs	BAL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
8	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	14	9/24/2019	HOU	@	SEA	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
9	Dinelson Lamet D. Lamet	14	9/18/2019	SDP	@	MIL	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	24	1
10	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
11	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	14	9/2/2019	HOU	@	MIL		1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	1
12	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	14	9/1/2019	HOU	@	TOR	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
13	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	14	8/31/2019	WSH	vs	MIA	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
14	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	14	8/28/2019	HOU	vs	TBR		1	5.40	0	0	0	6.2	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	27	1
15	Andrew Heaney A. Heaney	14	8/20/2019	LAA	@	TEX	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	28	0
16	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
17	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	14	7/3/2019	WSH	vs	MIA	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	27	0
18	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	14	6/30/2019	WSH	@	DET	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	28	0
19	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	14	6/7/2019	HOU	vs	BAL		1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	27	0
20	Chris Sale C. Sale	14	5/8/2019	BOS	@	BAL		1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	29	0
21	Reynaldo López R. López	14	4/28/2019	CWS	vs	DET	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	23	0
22	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	14	4/3/2019	NYM	@	MIA	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
23	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	13	9/17/2019	CHC	vs	CIN	L	1	5.14	0	0	0	7.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	28	0
24	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	13	8/23/2019	NYM	vs	ATL		1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
25	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	13	8/11/2019	CWS	vs	OAK	L	1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	24	0