Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters for the Nationals in a game, with 20 strikeouts against the Tigers on May 11, 2016.
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most strikeouts in a regular-season game by nationals pitcher| 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 |  | B. Gullickson | 18 | 9/10/1980 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 3 | | M. Scherzer | 17 | 10/3/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | M. Scherzer | 16 | 6/14/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | M. Scherzer | 15 | 6/2/2019 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | M. Scherzer | 15 | 5/6/2018 | vs | 1 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 7 |  | S. Strasburg | 15 | 5/27/2017 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | 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 | ||
| 9 | | F. Youmans | 15 | 9/27/1986 | vs | L | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | M. Wegener | 15 | 9/10/1969 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | M. Scherzer | 14 | 5/8/2021 | @ | 1 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | S. Strasburg | 14 | 8/31/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | S. Strasburg | 14 | 7/3/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | M. Scherzer | 14 | 6/30/2019 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | M. Scherzer | 14 | 6/6/2017 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | S. Strasburg | 14 | 9/15/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | S. Strasburg | 14 | 6/8/2010 | vs | W | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | J. Vazquez | 14 | 4/9/2003 | @ | L | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 19 | | J. Juden | 14 | 7/1/1997 | @ | W | 1 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | P. Martinez | 14 | 6/14/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Fassero | 14 | 8/11/1996 | vs | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | B. Sebra | 14 | 7/1/1987 | vs | L | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | B. Stoneman | 14 | 6/16/1971 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | B. Stoneman | 14 | 5/22/1971 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | C. Cavalli | 13 | 6/30/2026 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
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