most strikeouts in a pitchers first game since 2000

Randy Johnson and Max Scherzer got 20 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts by a player in a pitchers first game since 2000

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	20	5/8/2001	ARI	vs	CIN		1	1.00	0	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	20	5/11/2016	WSH	vs	DET	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	33	0
3	Ben Sheets B. Sheets	18	5/16/2004	MIL	vs	ATL	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	31	0
4	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	18	5/13/2015	CLE	vs	STL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	0
5	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	17	5/6/2000	BOS	vs	TBD	L	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	0
6	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	17	4/7/2002	ARI	@	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
7	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	17	4/21/2002	ARI	vs	COL	W	1	0.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
8	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	17	9/14/2002	ARI	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
9	Johan Santana J. Santana	17	8/19/2007	MIN	vs	TEX	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
10	Brandon Morrow B. Morrow	17	8/8/2010	TOR	vs	TBR	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	31	0
11	Anibal Sanchez A. Sanchez	17	4/26/2013	DET	vs	ATL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
12	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	17	10/3/2015	WSH	@	NYM	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
13	Chris Sale C. Sale	17	5/14/2019	BOS	vs	COL		1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	0
14	Ron Villone R. Villone	16	9/29/2000	CIN	@	STL	W	1	0.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	36	1
15	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	16	4/8/2001	BOS	vs	TBD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	29	0
16	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	7/18/2001	ARI	@	SDP	W	0	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	23	0
17	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	8/23/2001	ARI	@	PIT	L	1	5.14	0	0	0	7.0	5	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	28	0
18	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	9/27/2001	ARI	vs	MIL	W	1	6.75	0	0	0	6.2	7	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	30	1
19	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	8/25/2002	ARI	vs	CHC	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	35	0
20	Mark Prior M. Prior	16	6/26/2003	CHC	vs	MIL		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	27	1
21	Mark Prior M. Prior	16	9/30/2004	CHC	vs	CIN		1	1.00	0	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	31	0
22	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	16	5/22/2006	SDP	vs	ATL	L	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	25	0
23	Jason Schmidt J. Schmidt	16	6/6/2006	SFG	vs	FLA	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	33	1
24	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	16	4/25/2007	SDP	@	ARI		1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	0
25	Ricky Nolasco R. Nolasco	16	9/30/2009	FLA	@	ATL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.2	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	29	0