Cristian Javier, Tyler Alexander and Danny Salazar are tied for pitching the fewest innings in a game with 10+ strikeouts, with 3.2 innings.
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pitcher with the least innings pitched with a minimum of 10 strikeouts in a regular-season game| NAME | IP | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | C. Javier | 3.2 | 10 | 7/13/2022 |  HOU | @ |  LAA | L | 1 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | | T. Alexander | 3.2 | 10 | 8/2/2020 |  DET | vs |  CIN | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 3 | | D. Salazar | 3.2 | 10 | 4/10/2014 |  CLE | @ |  CWS | L | 1 | 12.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 4 |  | D. Cease | 4.0 | 11 | 5/12/2022 | CWS | vs |  NYY | 1 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | C. Rodón | 4.0 | 11 | 7/25/2017 | CWS | @ |  CHC | L | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 |  | M. Tanaka | 4.0 | 10 | 6/17/2017 | NYY | @ |  OAK | L | 1 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | | V. Velasquez | 4.0 | 10 | 4/7/2017 |  PHI | vs |  WSH | L | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | | J. Gray | 4.0 | 10 | 9/23/2016 |  COL | @ |  LAD | L | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 9 |  | N. Syndergaard | 4.0 | 10 | 6/2/2015 |  NYM | @ |  SDP | L | 1 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | | M. Wacha | 4.0 | 10 | 4/23/2014 |  STL | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 |  | F. Hernandez | 4.0 | 10 | 9/22/2013 |  SEA | @ | LAA | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 12 | | J. Wood | 4.0 | 10 | 7/17/1909 |  BOS | @ |  CLE | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 13 | | H. Birdsong | 4.1 | 11 | 9/29/2024 |  SFG | vs | STL | L | 1 | 6.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 14 | | C. Mize | 4.1 | 10 | 6/24/2024 | DET | vs | PHI | L | 1 | 6.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | | R. Olson | 4.1 | 10 | 8/28/2023 | DET | vs | NYY | L | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | | J. Ryan | 4.1 | 10 | 7/9/2023 |  MIN | vs |  BAL | L | 1 | 10.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | | T. Bradley | 4.1 | 11 | 6/15/2023 |  TBR | @ | OAK | 1 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 18 | | M. Kopech | 4.1 | 10 | 5/29/2023 | CWS | vs | LAA | L | 1 | 8.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 19 | | T. Walker | 4.1 | 10 | 10/4/2022 | NYM | vs | WSH | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 20 | | D. Pomeranz | 4.1 | 10 | 4/16/2017 | BOS | vs | TBR | 1 | 10.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 21 | | N. Charlton | 4.1 | 10 | 9/14/1989 | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | | B. Caudill | 4.1 | 10 | 8/17/1979 | CHC | vs |  SDP | 1 | 10.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 23 | | T. Megill | 4.2 | 10 | 5/21/2025 | NYM | @ | BOS | 1 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 24 |  | C. Sale | 4.2 | 10 | 8/7/2024 |  ATL | vs |  MIL | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | D. Cease | 4.2 | 10 | 6/21/2024 |  SDP | vs | MIL | 1 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for innings pitched and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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