which pitcher had the most strikeouts in their first start this season

MacKenzie Gore has fanned the most batters in a start in his first game this season, with 13 strikeouts against the Phillies on March 27.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher had the most strikeouts in their first regular-season start this season?
NAME SO GS DATE TM OPP DEC ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
13
1
3/27/2025
WSH WSH
vs
PHI PHI
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
2 Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
11
1
3/29/2025
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
W
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
5
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
22
0
3 Shane Baz
S. Baz
10
1
4/1/2025
TBR TBR
vs
PIT PIT
W
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
4 Mick Abel
M. Abel
9
1
5/18/2025
PHI PHI
vs
PIT PIT
W
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
5 Tony Gonsolin
T. Gonsolin
9
1
4/30/2025
LAD LAD
vs
MIA MIA
W
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
6 Logan Henderson
L. Henderson
9
1
4/20/2025
MIL MIL
vs
ATH ATH
W
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
21
0
7 David Peterson
D. Peterson
9
1
3/31/2025
NYM NYM
@
MIA MIA
W
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
25
0
8 Martín Pérez
M. Pérez
9
1
3/31/2025
CWS CWS
vs
MIN MIN
W
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
22
0
9 Jeffrey Springs
J. Springs
9
1
3/28/2025
ATH ATH
@
SEA SEA
W
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
10 Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
9
1
3/27/2025
TEX TEX
vs
BOS BOS
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
21
0
11 Slade Cecconi
S. Cecconi
8
1
5/17/2025
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
L
5.40
0
0
0
5.0
5
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
20
0
12 Keider Montero
K. Montero
8
1
4/16/2025
DET DET
@
MIL MIL
L
9.00
0
0
0
5.0
8
5
5
3
1
0
0
0
24
0
13 Landen Roupp
L. Roupp
8
1
4/2/2025
SFG SFG
@
HOU HOU
6.75
0
0
0
4.0
4
3
3
0
4
0
0
0
20
0
14 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
8
1
4/1/2025
AZ AZ
@
NYY NYY
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
4
2
3
0
0
0
21
1
15 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
8
1
4/1/2025
NYM NYM
@
MIA MIA
L
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
3
2
4
1
1
0
0
0
20
0
16 Cade Povich
C. Povich
8
1
3/31/2025
BAL BAL
vs
BOS BOS
6.23
0
0
0
4.1
5
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
20
0
17 Kris Bubic
K. Bubic
8
1
3/31/2025
KCR KCR
@
MIL MIL
W
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
24
0
18 Brady Singer
B. Singer
8
1
3/31/2025
CIN CIN
vs
TEX TEX
W
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
19 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
8
1
3/31/2025
LAD LAD
vs
ATL ATL
W
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
20
0
20 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
8
1
3/30/2025
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
L
8.44
0
0
0
5.1
6
5
5
2
0
1
0
0
23
0
21 Ryan Pepiot
R. Pepiot
8
1
3/28/2025
TBR TBR
vs
COL COL
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
6
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
26
1
22 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
8
1
3/27/2025
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
20
0
23 Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
8
1
3/27/2025
MIL MIL
@
NYY NYY
L
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
20
0
24 Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
8
1
3/27/2025
SEA SEA
vs
ATH ATH
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
23
0
25 Hunter Greene
H. Greene
8
1
3/27/2025
CIN CIN
vs
SFG SFG
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
19
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