most strikeouts in a game by a twins pitcher

Johan Santana has fanned the most batters for the Twins in a game, with 17 strikeouts against the Rangers on August 19, 2007.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a twins pitcher
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Johan Santana
J. Santana
17
8/19/2007
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
2Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
15
7/13/2012
vs
L
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
4
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
3Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
15
8/1/1986
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
4Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
15
6/23/1980
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
10
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
38
0
5Joe Decker
J. Decker
15
6/26/1973
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
34
0
6Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
15
7/19/1961
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
7Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
15
4/18/1960
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
33
0
8Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
15
7/25/1913
vs
0
0.79
0
0
0
11.1
7
1
2
0
2
0
1
42
0
9Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
15
7/28/1908
@
W
1
1
0
0
16.0
9
1
0
2
0
0
58
3
10Pablo López
P. López
14
6/23/2024
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
11Pablo López
P. López
14
9/10/2023
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
28
0
12Johan Santana
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
13Johan Santana
J. Santana
14
9/19/2004
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
1
14Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
14
9/24/1986
vs
L
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
36
0
15Dave Goltz
D. Goltz
14
7/25/1977
vs
W
1
0.82
1
0
0
11.0
8
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
41
1
16Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
14
8/30/1974
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
35
0
17Dave Boswell
D. Boswell
14
9/19/1969
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
1
18Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
14
10/1/1964
vs
L
1
0.75
1
0
0
12.0
12
1
5
1
3
0
0
0
52
0
19Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
14
5/23/1924
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
0
20Jim Shaw
J. Shaw
14
9/4/1914
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
6
0
0
35
0
21Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
14
8/31/1910
vs
W
1
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
4
0
0
34
1
22Sonny Gray
S. Gray
13
4/7/2023
vs
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
23Johan Santana
J. Santana
13
5/22/2007
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
26
0
24Johan Santana
J. Santana
13
6/13/2006
vs
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
28
0
25Johan Santana
J. Santana
13
9/17/2005
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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