Chris Sale has fanned the most hitters in a game with fewer than 8.0 innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts versus the Rockies on May 14, 2019.
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Which pitcher had the most strikeouts in one regular-season game fewer than 8 innings?| NAME | SO | IP | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 7.0 | 5/14/2019 |  BOS | vs |  COL | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | L. Lynn | 16 | 7.0 | 6/18/2023 |  CWS | @ |  SEA | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 3 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 7.0 | 5/2/2018 | SEA | vs |  OAK | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | M. Pineda | 16 | 7.0 | 5/10/2015 |  NYY | vs |  BAL | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 |  | C. Lee | 16 | 7.0 | 5/6/2011 |  PHI | vs |  ATL | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 6 |  | R. Nolasco | 16 | 7.2 | 9/30/2009 |  FLA | @ | ATL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 7 |  | J. Peavy | 16 | 7.0 | 4/25/2007 |  SDP | @ |  ARI | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Peavy | 16 | 7.0 | 5/22/2006 | SDP | vs | ATL | L | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 7.0 | 8/23/2001 | ARI | @ |  PIT | L | 1 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 11 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 7.0 | 7/18/2001 | ARI | @ |  SDP | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 12 |  | 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 | |
| 13 |  | G. Cole | 15 | 7.0 | 9/1/2021 | NYY | @ |  LAA | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 14 |  | J. Verlander | 15 | 7.0 | 6/12/2019 |  HOU | vs | MIL | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | 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 | |
| 16 |  | M. Tanaka | 15 | 7.0 | 9/29/2017 | NYY | vs |  TOR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 17 |  | S. Strasburg | 15 | 7.0 | 5/27/2017 | WSH | vs |  SDP | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 18 |  | T. Roark | 15 | 7.0 | 4/23/2016 | WSH | vs |  MIN | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 19 |  | C. Sale | 15 | 7.0 | 8/16/2015 | CWS | vs |  CHC | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 20 |  | F. Hernandez | 15 | 7.0 | 6/8/2014 | SEA | @ |  TBR | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 21 | | C. Sale | 15 | 7.1 | 5/28/2012 | CWS | @ | TBR | W | 1 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 22 |  | M. Scherzer | 15 | 7.0 | 5/20/2012 |  DET | vs | PIT | W | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 23 |  | J. Weaver | 15 | 7.2 | 4/10/2011 | LAA | vs |  TOR | W | 1 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 24 |  | J. Smoltz | 15 | 7.1 | 4/10/2005 | ATL | vs |  NYM | L | 1 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 25 |  | M. Mussina | 15 | 7.0 | 9/24/2000 |  BAL | @ | BOS | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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