which pitcher had the most strikeouts in one game fewer than 7 innings

Randy Johnson has fanned the most hitters in a game with fewer than 7.0 innings pitched, with 16 strikeouts versus the Brewers on September 27, 2001.

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Which pitcher had the most strikeouts in one regular-season game fewer than 7 innings?

	NAME	SO	IP	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	6.2	9/27/2001	ARI	vs	MIL	W	1	6.75	0	0	0	7	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	30	1
2	Grant Holmes G. Holmes	15	6.1	6/15/2025	ATL	vs	COL	L	1	2.84	0	0	0	3	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	24	0
3	Blake Snell B. Snell	15	6.0	7/27/2024	SFG	vs	COL		1	0.00	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	1
4	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	15	6.1	5/6/2018	WSH	vs	PHI		1	1.42	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	26	0
5	George Kirby G. Kirby	14	6.1	9/14/2025	SEA	vs	LAA	W	1	2.84	0	0	0	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	22	0
6	Max Meyer M. Meyer	14	6.0	4/21/2025	MIA	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
7	Luis Gil L. Gil	14	6.0	5/18/2024	NYY	vs	CWS	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
8	Jack Flaherty J. Flaherty	14	6.2	4/30/2024	DET	vs	STL		1	0.00	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
9	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	14	6.0	9/6/2023	TBR	vs	BOS	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
10	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	14	6.2	9/7/2022	NYY	vs	MIN	W	1	1.35	0	0	0	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	27	0
11	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	14	6.0	4/17/2021	NYM	@	COL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	23	0
12	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	14	6.0	7/24/2020	CLE	vs	KCR	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	23	0
13	Dinelson Lamet D. Lamet	14	6.0	9/18/2019	SDP	@	MIL	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	24	1
14	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	14	6.0	9/12/2019	CHC	@	SDP	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
15	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	14	6.0	9/2/2019	HOU	@	MIL		1	1.50	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	1
16	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	14	6.2	8/28/2019	HOU	vs	TBR		1	5.40	0	0	0	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	27	1
17	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	14	6.0	8/13/2019	CHC	@	PHI		1	1.50	0	0	0	5	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	26	0
18	Reynaldo López R. López	14	6.0	4/28/2019	CWS	vs	DET	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	23	0
19	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	14	6.1	7/18/2016	MIA	@	PHI		1	2.84	0	0	0	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	25	0
20	Mike Fiers M. Fiers	14	6.0	8/14/2014	MIL	@	CHC	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
21	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	14	5.2	5/30/2010	DET	vs	OAK	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	24	0
22	Kelvim Escobar K. Escobar	14	6.0	6/12/2007	LAA	@	CIN		1	4.50	0	0	0	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
23	A.J. Burnett	14	6.0	7/6/2005	FLA	vs	MIL		1	6.00	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	5	0	0	0	27	1
24	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	14	6.0	6/3/2001	ARI	vs	SDP	W	1	4.50	0	0	0	7	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	27	1
25	Kerry Wood K. Wood	14	6.0	4/27/2001	CHC	@	SFG	W	1	4.50	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	3	1	0	0	24	0

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