The Houston Astros have the most strikeouts by a team in a game, with 21 strikeouts against the Florida Marlins on August 20, 1999.
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most strikeouts in a regular-season game by the astros team| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
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| 1 |  | Astros | 21 | 8/20/1999 | @ | W 6-4 | 54 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .130 | .333 | .333 | .667 | ||
| 2 | | Astros | 20 | 5/6/1998 | @ | L 0-2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .037 | .071 | .037 | .108 | ||
| 3 |  | Astros | 19 | 8/19/2015 | vs | W 3-2 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .271 | .348 | .619 | ||
| 4 | | Astros | 19 | 9/29/2013 | vs | L 1-5 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .125 | .109 | .234 | ||
| 5 | | Astros | 18 | 5/27/2018 | @ | L 9-10 | 54 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .250 | .463 | .713 | ||
| 6 | | Astros | 18 | 8/1/2016 | vs | W 2-1 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .152 | .204 | .239 | .443 | ||
| 7 | | Astros | 18 | 5/11/2016 | vs | W 5-3 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .185 | .333 | .333 | .667 | ||
| 8 | | Astros | 18 | 5/2/2013 | vs | L 3-7 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .163 | .277 | .440 | ||
| 9 |  | Astros | 18 | 7/4/2001 | vs | L 2-3 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .229 | .258 | .487 | ||
| 10 | | Astros | 17 | 7/28/2026 | @ | W 3-2 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .444 | .752 | ||
| 11 | | Astros | 17 | 4/8/2023 | @ | L 6-9 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .222 | .371 | .594 | ||
| 12 | | Astros | 17 | 6/18/2015 | @ | W 8-4 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .342 | .375 | .605 | .980 | ||
| 13 | | Astros | 17 | 9/16/2014 | vs | L 2-4 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .278 | .585 | ||
| 14 | | Astros | 17 | 8/5/2014 | @ | L 1-2 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .122 | .204 | .122 | .326 | ||
| 15 | | Astros | 17 | 6/12/2011 | vs | L 1-4 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .200 | .182 | .382 | ||
| 16 | | Astros | 17 | 8/15/2002 | @ | L 4-6 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .317 | .429 | .746 | ||
| 17 | | Astros | 17 | 6/25/2000 | vs | L 2-4 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .359 | .333 | .692 | ||
| 18 | | Astros | 17 | 6/22/1999 | @ | L 3-4 | 52 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .212 | .339 | .404 | .743 | ||
| 19 | | Astros | 17 | 7/16/1995 | @ | L 6-7 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .293 | .308 | .601 | ||
| 20 |  | Astros | 17 | 6/3/1989 | vs | W 5-4 | 77 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .234 | .306 | .325 | .631 | ||
| 21 |  | Colt .45's | 17 | 6/2/1963 | @ | W 3-1 | 61 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .213 | .304 | .279 | .583 | ||
| 22 | | Astros | 16 | 8/16/2025 | vs | W 5-4 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .195 | .340 | .268 | .608 | ||
| 23 | | Astros | 16 | 8/16/2024 | vs | L 4-5 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .297 | .471 | .768 | ||
| 24 | | Astros | 16 | 8/5/2023 | @ | L 1-3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .074 | .194 | .185 | .379 | ||
| 25 | | Astros | 16 | 6/6/2023 | @ | L 1-5 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .161 | .233 | .395 | ||
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