The Colorado Rockies and the Tampa Bay Rays are tied for the most strikeouts in a game before the 10th inning, with 21 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts in a regular-season game by one team before the 10th| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rockies | 21 | 5/14/2019 |  COL | @ |  BOS | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .406 | .563 |
| 2 |  | Rays | 21 | 9/25/2016 |  TBR | vs | BOS | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .257 | .200 | .457 |
| 3 |  | Pirates | 20 | 9/18/2022 |  PIT | @ |  NYM | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .182 | .313 | .494 |
| 4 |  | Angels | 20 | 7/3/2022 |  LAA | @ |  HOU | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .257 | .233 | .490 |
| 5 |  | Tigers | 20 | 4/28/2019 |  DET | @ |  CWS | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .182 | .103 | .285 |
| 6 |  | Rangers | 20 | 5/25/2017 |  TEX | @ | BOS | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .152 | .219 | .370 |
| 7 | | Tigers | 20 | 5/11/2016 | DET | @ |  WSH | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .394 | .576 |
| 8 |  | Mariners | 20 | 9/25/2012 |  SEA | @ | LAA | 37 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .333 | .595 | .928 |
| 9 |  | Reds | 20 | 5/8/2001 |  CIN | @ |  ARI | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .103 | .103 | .207 |
| 10 |  | Astros | 20 | 5/6/1998 |  HOU | @ |  CHC | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .037 | .071 | .037 | .108 |
| 11 | | Tigers | 20 | 9/18/1996 | DET | vs |  BOS | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .156 | .313 |
| 12 |  | Mariners | 20 | 4/29/1986 |  SEA | @ | BOS | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
| 13 | | Rockies | 19 | 6/14/2025 | COL | @ |  ATL | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .152 | .156 | .308 |
| 14 |  | Braves | 19 | 4/16/2025 | ATL | @ |  TOR | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .229 | .250 | .479 |
| 15 | | Angels | 19 | 9/20/2023 | LAA | @ | TBR | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .357 | .486 | .844 |
| 16 | | Braves | 19 | 8/7/2022 | ATL | @ | NYM | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .100 | .172 | .272 |
| 17 | | Braves | 19 | 7/27/2020 | ATL | @ | TBR | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .294 | .461 |
| 18 |  | Padres | 19 | 9/12/2019 |  SDP | vs | CHC | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .267 | .552 |
| 19 | | Tigers | 19 | 9/7/2019 | DET | @ |  OAK | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .297 | .257 | .554 |
| 20 | | Rays | 19 | 8/28/2019 | TBR | @ | HOU | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .250 | .485 | .735 |
| 21 |  | Brewers | 19 | 6/12/2019 |  MIL | @ | HOU | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .485 | .667 |
| 22 | | Rangers | 19 | 7/29/2018 | TEX | @ | HOU | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .200 | .294 | .494 |
| 23 |  | Twins | 19 | 8/17/2017 |  MIN | vs |  CLE | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .342 | .486 | .828 |
| 24 | | Brewers | 19 | 6/2/2017 | MIL | vs |  LAD | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .176 | .281 | .458 |
| 25 |  | Athletics | 19 | 5/30/2017 | OAK | @ | CLE | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .289 | .361 | .651 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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 Giants | 44 | 37 | .543 | 6.5 |
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