which pitcher has the most strikeouts in a playoff game twins

Walter Johnson has struck out the most hitters for the Washington Senators in a postseason game, with 12 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1924 World Series versus the New York Giants.

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	12	10/4/1924	WSH	vs	NYG	L	1	3.00	1	0	0	12.0	14	4	4	2	6	0	0	1	51	1
2	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	10	10/7/1925	WSH	@	PIT	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	33	0
3	Carl Pavano C. Pavano	9	10/11/2009	MIN	vs	NYY	L	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	25	0
4	Johan Santana J. Santana	8	10/3/2006	MIN	vs	OAK	L	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	30	0
5	Rick Reed R. Reed	8	10/4/2002	MIN	vs	OAK	L	1	7.20	0	0	0	5.0	6	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	23	0
6	Jack Morris J. Morris	8	10/27/1991	MIN	vs	ATL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	10.0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	38	0
7	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	8	10/18/1987	MIN	vs	STL	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
8	Pablo López P. López	7	10/8/2023	MIN	@	HOU	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	1
9	Francisco Liriano F. Liriano	7	10/6/2010	MIN	vs	NYY		1	6.35	0	0	0	5.2	6	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	26	1
10	Johan Santana J. Santana	7	10/9/2004	MIN	vs	NYY		1	1.80	0	0	0	5.0	5	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	23	0
11	Frank Viola F. Viola	7	10/25/1987	MIN	vs	STL	W	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
12	Sonny Gray S. Gray	6	10/10/2023	MIN	vs	HOU	L	1	9.00	0	0	0	4.0	8	4	5	2	1	0	0	0	22	0
13	Sonny Gray S. Gray	6	10/4/2023	MIN	vs	TOR	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	5.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	21	1
14	José Berríos J. Berríos	6	10/4/2019	MIN	@	NYY		1	2.25	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	19	0
15	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	6	10/8/1987	MIN	vs	DET	W	1	3.68	0	0	0	7.1	7	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	29	0
16	Frank Viola F. Viola	6	10/7/1987	MIN	vs	DET		1	6.43	0	0	0	7.0	9	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	31	0
17	Alex Ferguson A. Ferguson	6	10/13/1925	WSH	@	PIT	L	1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	32	0
18	Kenta Maeda K. Maeda	5	9/29/2020	MIN	vs	HOU		1	0.00	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	20	0
19	Jake Odorizzi J. Odorizzi	5	10/7/2019	MIN	vs	NYY	L	1	3.60	0	0	0	5.0	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	20	1
20	Johan Santana J. Santana	5	10/5/2004	MIN	@	NYY	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	28	0
21	Kyle Lohse K. Lohse	5	10/4/2003	MIN	vs	NYY	L	1	5.40	0	0	0	5.0	6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	23	0
22	Kevin Tapani K. Tapani	5	10/9/1991	MIN	vs	TOR	L	1	5.68	0	0	0	6.1	8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
23	Frank Viola F. Viola	5	10/17/1987	MIN	vs	STL	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
24	Dan Schatzeder D. Schatzeder	5	10/10/1987	MIN	@	DET		0	0.00	0	0	0	3.1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	0
25	Mudcat Grant M. Grant	5	10/13/1965	MIN	vs	LAD	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	33	0