which pitcher had the most strikeouts in one game fewer than 5 innings

Alex Cobb has fanned the most batters in a game with fewer than 5.0 innings pitched, with 13 strikeouts versus the Padres on May 10, 2013.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher had the most strikeouts in one regular-season game fewer than 5 innings?
NAMESOIPDATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Alex Cobb
A. Cobb
13
4.2
5/10/2013
vs
1
5.79
0
0
0
5
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
23
1
2Andrew Cashner
A. Cashner
12
4.2
6/1/2015
vs
L
1
9.64
0
0
0
11
5
6
1
0
0
0
0
25
0
3Hayden Birdsong
H. Birdsong
11
4.1
9/29/2024
vs
L
1
6.23
0
0
0
4
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
20
0
4Taj Bradley
T. Bradley
11
4.1
6/15/2023
@
1
4.15
0
0
0
4
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
21
0
5Dylan Cease
D. Cease
11
4.0
5/12/2022
vs
1
13.50
0
0
0
6
6
6
2
2
0
0
0
20
0
6Aaron Nola
A. Nola
11
4.2
6/30/2021
vs
L
1
13.50
0
0
0
9
7
7
2
0
0
0
0
24
0
7Robbie Ray
R. Ray
11
4.2
4/24/2018
@
1
5.79
0
0
0
5
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
22
0
8Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
11
4.0
7/25/2017
@
L
1
9.00
0
0
0
7
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
9Sean Burke
S. Burke
10
4.1
9/27/2025
@
0
2.08
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
18
0
10Charlie Morton
C. Morton
10
4.1
8/9/2025
vs
L
1
12.46
0
0
0
7
6
6
2
1
1
0
0
22
0
11Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
10
4.1
7/12/2025
vs
1
4.15
0
0
0
5
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
18
0
12Tylor Megill
T. Megill
10
4.2
5/21/2025
@
1
1.93
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
20
1
13Chris Sale
C. Sale
10
4.2
8/7/2024
vs
1
3.86
0
0
0
9
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
14Casey Mize
C. Mize
10
4.1
6/24/2024
vs
L
1
6.23
0
0
0
9
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
23
0
15Dylan Cease
D. Cease
10
4.2
6/21/2024
vs
1
7.71
0
0
0
6
4
4
0
2
0
0
0
22
1
16Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
10
4.2
4/13/2024
vs
L
1
9.64
0
0
0
4
5
5
0
3
1
0
0
21
0
17Reese Olson
R. Olson
10
4.1
8/28/2023
vs
L
1
2.08
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
21
0
18Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
10
4.1
7/9/2023
vs
L
1
10.38
0
0
0
5
5
5
2
2
1
0
0
21
0
19Michael Kopech
M. Kopech
10
4.1
5/29/2023
vs
L
1
8.31
0
0
0
5
4
4
2
2
2
0
0
23
2
20Taijuan Walker
T. Walker
10
4.1
10/4/2022
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
21Roansy Contreras
R. Contreras
10
4.2
9/21/2022
@
L
1
11.57
0
0
0
6
6
6
1
2
0
0
0
22
2
22Andrew Heaney
A. Heaney
10
4.2
8/18/2022
@
L
1
5.79
0
0
0
5
3
5
3
1
1
0
0
22
0
23Justin Steele
J. Steele
10
4.2
8/5/2022
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
0
24Cristian Javier
C. Javier
10
3.2
7/13/2022
@
L
1
7.36
0
0
0
5
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
19
0
25Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
10
4.2
9/14/2020
vs
1
1.93
0
0
0
5
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
23
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for innings pitched and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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