which pitcher has the most strikeouts in a world series game post 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Orlando Hernandez fanned the most hitters in a World Series game, with 12 strikeouts versus the Mets on October 24, 2000.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
12
10/24/2000
2000
World Series
NYY NYY
@
NYM NYM
L
1
4.91
0
0
0
7.1
9
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
11
10/28/2001
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
3Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10
10/28/2009
2009
World Series
PHI PHI
@
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
4Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
10
10/21/2003
2003
World Series
FLA FLA
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
3
2
2
0
3
1
0
0
29
0
5Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
10
11/4/2001
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
@
ARI ARI
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
6Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
10
11/1/2001
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
ARI ARI
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
2
3
0
0
2
32
1
7A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
9
10/29/2009
2009
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
26
0
8Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
9
10/24/2007
2007
World Series
BOS BOS
vs
COL COL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
9Jeff Weaver
J. Weaver
9
10/27/2006
2006
World Series
STL STL
vs
DET DET
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
10Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
9
10/25/2003
2003
World Series
FLA FLA
@
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
11Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
9
10/21/2003
2003
World Series
NYY NYY
@
FLA FLA
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
29
0
12Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
9
11/4/2001
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
NYY NYY
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
6
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
13Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
9
10/31/2001
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
@
NYY NYY
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
24
0
14Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9
10/30/2001
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
ARI ARI
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
27
0
15Al Leiter
A. Leiter
9
10/26/2000
2000
World Series
NYM NYM
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
3.12
0
0
0
8.2
7
3
4
2
3
0
0
0
36
0
16Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9
10/22/2000
2000
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
1
17Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8
10/29/2009
2009
World Series
PHI PHI
@
NYY NYY
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
6
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
26
0
18Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8
10/21/2006
2006
World Series
DET DET
vs
STL STL
L
1
10.80
0
0
0
5.0
6
6
7
2
2
0
0
0
23
0
19Jason Schmidt
J. Schmidt
8
10/24/2002
2002
World Series
SFG SFG
vs
ANA ANA
1
5.79
0
0
0
4.2
7
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
24
1
20Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
8
10/28/2001
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
@
ARI ARI
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
5
4
4
1
0
1
0
0
26
0
21Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
8
10/27/2001
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
26
0
22Rick Reed
R. Reed
8
10/24/2000
2000
World Series
NYM NYM
vs
NYY NYY
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
26
0
23Joe Blanton
J. Blanton
7
11/1/2009
2009
World Series
PHI PHI
vs
NYY NYY
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
4
4
0
2
1
0
0
26
0
24Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
7
10/31/2009
2009
World Series
NYY NYY
@
PHI PHI
W
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
4
4
2
3
0
0
0
27
0
25Joe Blanton
J. Blanton
7
10/26/2008
2008
World Series
PHI PHI
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
25
0
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