Since 2000, Max Scherzer and Randy Johnson are tied for striking out the most batters in a game, with 20 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts in a single regular-season game by a pitcher since 2000| 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 |  | R. Johnson | 20 | 5/8/2001 | vs | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 3 |  | C. Kluber | 18 | 5/13/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | B. Sheets | 18 | 5/16/2004 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 | | A. Sanchez | 17 | 4/26/2013 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | B. Morrow | 17 | 8/8/2010 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Santana | 17 | 8/19/2007 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | R. Johnson | 17 | 9/14/2002 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | R. Johnson | 17 | 4/21/2002 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | C. Schilling | 17 | 4/7/2002 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | P. Martinez | 17 | 5/6/2000 | vs | L | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | L. Lynn | 16 | 6/18/2023 | @ | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | S. Strider | 16 | 9/1/2022 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | W. Buehler | 16 | 6/21/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | G. Cole | 16 | 5/4/2018 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 5/2/2018 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | J. Gray | 16 | 9/17/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | D. Duffy | 16 | 8/1/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | V. Velasquez | 16 | 4/14/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | 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 | ||
| 23 | | M. Pineda | 16 | 5/10/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | C. Lee | 16 | 5/6/2011 | vs | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Nolasco | 16 | 9/30/2009 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 21 | .682 | ||
36 | 30 | .545 | 9.0 | |
34 | 33 | .507 | 11.5 | |
31 | 35 | .470 | 14.0 | |
29 | 36 | .446 | 15.5 | |
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40 | 23 | .635 | ||
35 | 28 | .556 | 5.0 | |
34 | 32 | .515 | 7.5 | |
34 | 32 | .515 | 7.5 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 10.0 | |
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42 | 24 | .636 | ||
34 | 31 | .523 | 7.5 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 7.5 | |
27 | 40 | .403 | 15.5 | |
24 | 42 | .364 | 18.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | 25 | .603 | ||
39 | 26 | .600 | ||
32 | 35 | .478 | 8.0 | |
31 | 36 | .463 | 9.0 | |
27 | 37 | .422 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 31 | .544 | ||
34 | 31 | .523 | 1.5 | |
30 | 37 | .448 | 6.5 | |
27 | 39 | .409 | 9.0 | |
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| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 32 | .522 | ||
32 | 33 | .492 | 2.0 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 3.0 | |
30 | 37 | .448 | 5.0 | |
25 | 41 | .379 | 9.5 |
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