The Kansas City Royals had their most strikeouts in a game versus the Yankees on April 21, 2019, with 20 strikeouts.
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royals most strikeouts in a regular-season game| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
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| 1 |  | Royals | 20 | 4/21/2019 | @ | L 6-7 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .310 | .462 | .771 | ||
| 2 | | Royals | 19 | 9/18/2019 | @ | L 0-1 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .114 | .184 | .143 | .327 | ||
| 3 | | Royals | 18 | 5/24/2025 | @ | L 4-5 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .372 | .316 | .688 | ||
| 4 | | Royals | 18 | 7/24/2020 | @ | L 0-2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .257 | .133 | .390 | ||
| 5 | | Royals | 18 | 8/25/1998 | @ | L 0-3 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | ||
| 6 | | Royals | 18 | 5/8/1996 | @ | W 3-1 | 50 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .241 | .220 | .461 | ||
| 7 | | Royals | 17 | 5/2/2026 | @ | W 3-2 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .211 | .270 | .481 | ||
| 8 | | Royals | 17 | 6/25/2023 | @ | L 1-3 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 | ||
| 9 | | Royals | 17 | 5/8/2019 | @ | L 0-9 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .200 | .129 | .329 | ||
| 10 | | Royals | 17 | 9/18/2018 | @ | L 1-2 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .244 | .263 | .507 | ||
| 11 | | Royals | 17 | 4/9/2017 | @ | L 4-5 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .227 | .419 | .646 | ||
| 12 | | Royals | 17 | 9/24/1997 | @ | L 3-4 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .192 | .306 | .250 | .556 | ||
| 13 | | Royals | 17 | 6/14/1993 | @ | L 3-6 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .433 | .683 | ||
| 14 | | Royals | 17 | 5/2/1970 | vs | W 4-3 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .196 | .348 | .196 | .544 | ||
| 15 | | Royals | 16 | 6/26/2019 | @ | L 3-5 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .297 | .382 | .680 | ||
| 16 | | Royals | 16 | 5/30/2019 | @ | W 4-2 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .444 | .760 | ||
| 17 | | Royals | 16 | 9/5/2018 | @ | L 1-3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .100 | .172 | .272 | ||
| 18 | | Royals | 16 | 8/21/2018 | @ | L 1-4 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .278 | .412 | .690 | ||
| 19 | | Royals | 16 | 8/19/2018 | @ | L 6-7 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .500 | .808 | ||
| 20 | | Royals | 16 | 6/23/2018 | @ | L 3-4 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .167 | .200 | .367 | ||
| 21 | | Royals | 16 | 6/17/2012 | @ | W 5-3 | 55 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .236 | .354 | .364 | .717 | ||
| 22 | | Royals | 16 | 6/16/2011 | @ | L 4-8 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .300 | .378 | .678 | ||
| 23 | | Royals | 16 | 9/13/1997 | @ | W 3-1 | 44 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .205 | .294 | .341 | .635 | ||
| 24 | | Royals | 16 | 7/18/1997 | @ | L 4-5 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .389 | .697 | ||
| 25 | | Royals | 16 | 6/16/1995 | @ | W 3-1 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .196 | .233 | .428 | ||
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