8 players are tied for the most strikeouts in a game, with 6 strikeouts. The first three are Geoff Jenkins on June 8, 2004, Alex Gonzalez on September 9, 1998 and Sam Horn on July 17, 1991.
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most strikeouts by a player in a regular-season game pitching| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | |||
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| 1 |  | G. Jenkins | 6 | 6/8/2004 | @ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | A. Gonzalez | 6 | 9/9/1998 | vs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | S. Horn | 6 | 7/17/1991 | @ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | C. Cooper | 6 | 6/14/1974 | @ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | B. Cowan | 6 | 7/9/1971 | @ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Reichardt | 6 | 5/31/1966 | vs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | D. Hoak | 6 | 5/2/1956 | vs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | C. Weilman | 6 | 7/25/1913 | @ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | | G. Arias | 5 | 6/22/2026 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | E. Tovar | 5 | 6/1/2026 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | K. Schwarber | 5 | 5/1/2026 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | W. Castro | 5 | 4/9/2026 | @ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | M. Wallner | 5 | 4/3/2026 | vs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | C. Raleigh | 5 | 8/2/2025 | vs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | A. Slater | 5 | 6/12/2025 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | T. Stephenson | 5 | 5/6/2025 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | N. Castellanos | 5 | 4/10/2025 | @ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | J. Altuve | 5 | 4/3/2025 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | D. Crews | 5 | 3/29/2025 | vs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | J. Chourio | 5 | 3/27/2025 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | A. Judge | 5 | 9/28/2024 | vs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | C. Norby | 5 | 9/26/2024 | @ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | M. Vientos | 5 | 9/21/2024 | vs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | R. Arozarena | 5 | 8/17/2024 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | J. RodrÃguez | 5 | 8/11/2024 | vs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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