players with the most strikeouts as a pitcher 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:
players with the most strikeouts as a pitcher 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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Team Rankings

HR

60

16th

R

265

11th

SO

468

20th

ERA

5.02

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
38
22
.633
Phillies Phillies
36
23
.610
1.5
Nationals Nationals
28
31
.475
9.5
Braves Braves
27
31
.466
10.0
Marlins Marlins
23
35
.397
14.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/3
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Wed
6/4
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
6/5
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/6
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Sat
6/7
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Last Game
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28 - 31

3

Final

1

WSH Nationals

28 - 31

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
36
22
.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
31
28
.525
5.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
40
21
.656
Guardians Guardians
32
26
.552
6.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
32
26
.552
Astros Astros
32
27
.542
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
38
22
.633
Phillies Phillies
36
23
.610
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
37
22
.627
Cardinals Cardinals
33
26
.559
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
36
24
.600
Padres Padres
34
24
.586
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/17
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
10-4
Sat
5/17
TBR TBR
@
MIA MIA
1-5
Sat
5/17
MIN MIN
@
MIL MIL
2-5
Sat
5/17
ATH ATH
@
SFG SFG
2-3
Sat
5/17
SEA SEA
@
SDP SDP
6-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/3
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Tue
6/3
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Tue
6/3
PHI PHI
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Tue
6/3
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
7:10 PM
Tue
6/3
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM