pitcher with the most strike outs in a game in 2016

Max Scherzer fanned the most hitters in a game in 2016, with 20 strikeouts against the Tigers on May 11, 2016.

Interpreted as:
pitcher with the most strike outs in a regular-season game in 2016
NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
20
5/11/2016
WSH WSH
vs
DET DET
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
33
0
2 Jon Gray
J. Gray
16
9/17/2016
COL COL
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
3 Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
16
8/1/2016
KCR KCR
@
TBR TBR
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
4 Vince Velasquez
V. Velasquez
16
4/14/2016
PHI PHI
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
5 Tanner Roark
T. Roark
15
4/23/2016
WSH WSH
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
26
0
6 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
14
9/9/2016
MIA MIA
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
7 Chris Sale
C. Sale
14
8/26/2016
CWS CWS
vs
SEA SEA
L
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
32
0
8 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
14
7/18/2016
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
25
0
9 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
14
7/10/2016
SFG SFG
vs
ARI ARI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
10 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
14
6/30/2016
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
W
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
26
1
11 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
14
6/5/2016
MIA MIA
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
12 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
14
5/1/2016
LAD LAD
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
13 David Price
D. Price
14
4/26/2016
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
14 Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
13
9/25/2016
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
3
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
22
0
15 Carlos Martinez
C. Martinez
13
8/29/2016
STL STL
@
MIL MIL
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
16 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
13
8/20/2016
ARI ARI
@
SDP SDP
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
24
0
17 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
13
8/19/2016
CLE CLE
vs
TOR TOR
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
30
0
18 Marcus Stroman
M. Stroman
13
8/1/2016
TOR TOR
@
HOU HOU
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
19 Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
13
7/21/2016
PIT PIT
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
2.70
0
0
0
6.2
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
24
1
20 Matt Shoemaker
M. Shoemaker
13
7/16/2016
LAA LAA
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
21 Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
13
7/10/2016
LAD LAD
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
23
0
22 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
13
6/26/2016
MIA MIA
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
23 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
13
6/10/2016
LAD LAD
@
SFG SFG
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
24 Alex Wood
A. Wood
13
5/21/2016
LAD LAD
@
SDP SDP
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
24
1
25 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
13
5/12/2016
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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HR

39

16th

R

170

15th

SO

318

16th

ERA

5.43

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
25
14
.641
Phillies Phillies
22
16
.579
2.5
Braves Braves
19
20
.487
6.0
Nationals Nationals
17
23
.425
8.5
Marlins Marlins
14
23
.378
10.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/11
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Mon
5/12
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Tue
5/13
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Wed
5/14
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Thu
5/15
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
12:15 PM
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17 - 23

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Final

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21 - 19

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
25
14
.641
Phillies Phillies
22
16
.579
2.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
17
.564
Cardinals Cardinals
21
19
.525
1.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
26
13
.667
Padres Padres
24
13
.649
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
22
17
.564
Red Sox Red Sox
20
20
.500
2.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
26
13
.667
Guardians Guardians
23
15
.605
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
15
.595
Athletics Athletics
21
19
.525
2.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/24
PHI PHI
@
CHC CHC
0-4
Thu
4/24
LAA LAA
@
MIN MIN
4-11
Thu
4/24
HOU HOU
@
KCR KCR
0-2
Thu
4/24
CIN CIN
@
COL COL
8-7
Thu
4/24
ATL ATL
@
AZ AZ
8-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/10
BAL BAL
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Sat
5/10
TOR TOR
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Sun
5/11
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
12:05 PM
Sun
5/11
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Sun
5/11
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM