pitcher with the most strike outs in a game in 2018

Gerrit Cole and James Paxton were tied for fanning the most batters in a game in 2018, with 16 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
pitcher with the most strike outs in a regular-season game in 2018
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Gerrit Cole
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
2James Paxton
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
3Chris Sale
C. Sale
15
5/11/2018
@
1
3.00
0
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
33
0
4Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
15
5/6/2018
vs
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
5
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
26
0
5Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
14
9/7/2018
@
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
6
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
31
1
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
14
8/3/2018
@
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
28
0
7Dylan Bundy
D. Bundy
14
5/24/2018
@
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
31
1
8Charlie Morton
C. Morton
14
5/12/2018
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
25
0
9Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
14
5/9/2018
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
10Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
14
5/1/2018
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
0
11Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
4/13/2018
vs
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
26
1
12Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
13
9/20/2018
vs
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
5
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
28
0
13Germán Márquez
G. Márquez
13
8/30/2018
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
14Chris Archer
C. Archer
13
7/22/2018
vs
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
8
3
4
0
0
1
0
0
28
0
15Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
13
7/22/2018
vs
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
16Charlie Morton
C. Morton
13
6/26/2018
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
17Chris Sale
C. Sale
13
6/24/2018
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
18Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
13
6/22/2018
@
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
25
0
19Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
13
6/18/2018
vs
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
28
0
20Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
13
6/5/2018
vs
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
21Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13
6/2/2018
vs
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
7
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
30
0
22Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
13
5/27/2018
vs
1
4.91
0
0
0
7.1
5
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
29
0
23Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
13
5/20/2018
vs
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
24Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
13
5/19/2018
vs
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
29
0
25Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13
5/18/2018
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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Mon
4/6
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4/7
@
8:40 PM
Wed
4/8
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Fri
4/10
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9:40 PM
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@
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4
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2.0
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NL EastWLPCTGB
5
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.556
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.333
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
7
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.778
6
3
.667
1.0
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4
4
.500
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.500
2.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
7
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2.5
4
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.333
4.0
3
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MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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Tue
3/24
@
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