what is the most strikeout in a game by a pitcher after 2010

Since 2011, Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters in a game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Tigers on May 11, 2016.

Interpreted as:
What is the most strikeout in a regular-season game by a pitcher after 2010?
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 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
18
5/13/2015
CLE CLE
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
3 Chris Sale
C. Sale
17
5/14/2019
BOS BOS
vs
COL COL
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
4 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
17
10/3/2015
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
5 Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
17
4/26/2013
DET DET
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
6 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
16
6/18/2023
CWS CWS
@
SEA SEA
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
7 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
16
9/1/2022
ATL ATL
vs
COL COL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
8 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
16
6/21/2019
LAD LAD
vs
COL COL
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
30
0
9 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
16
5/4/2018
HOU HOU
@
ARI ARI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
10 James Paxton
J. Paxton
16
5/2/2018
SEA SEA
vs
OAK OAK
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
16
6/14/2015
WSH WSH
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
15 Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
16
5/10/2015
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
16 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
16
5/6/2011
PHI PHI
vs
ATL ATL
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
9
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
17 Blake Snell
B. Snell
15
7/27/2024
SFG SFG
vs
COL COL
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
1
18 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
9/1/2021
NYY NYY
@
LAA LAA
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
19 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
15
8/11/2021
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
20 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
15
4/23/2021
NYM NYM
vs
WSH WSH
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
21 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
9/8/2019
HOU HOU
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
25
0
22 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
15
8/3/2019
LAD LAD
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
31
1
23 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
15
6/12/2019
HOU HOU
vs
MIL MIL
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
25
0
24 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
15
6/2/2019
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
29
0
25 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
15
5/19/2019
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
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