which pitcher recorded the most strikeouts in a single game in the past 3 years

Between June 10, 2022 and June 10, 2025, Lance Lynn and Spencer Strider are tied for fanning the most hitters in a game, with 16 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

Which pitcher recorded the most strikeouts in a single regular-season game in the past 3 years?

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	16	6/18/2023	CWS	@	SEA	L	1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
2	Spencer Strider S. Strider	16	9/1/2022	ATL	vs	COL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
3	Blake Snell B. Snell	15	7/27/2024	SFG	vs	COL		1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	1
4	George Kirby G. Kirby	14	6/8/2025	SEA	@	LAA	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	23	0
5	Max Meyer M. Meyer	14	4/21/2025	MIA	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
6	Pablo López P. López	14	6/23/2024	MIN	@	OAK	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
7	Luis Gil L. Gil	14	5/18/2024	NYY	vs	CWS	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
8	Jack Flaherty J. Flaherty	14	4/30/2024	DET	vs	STL		1	0.00	0	0	0	6.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
9	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	14	4/9/2024	LAD	@	MIN	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
10	Hunter Greene H. Greene	14	9/20/2023	CIN	vs	MIN		1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	25	0
11	Pablo López P. López	14	9/10/2023	MIN	vs	NYM		1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	28	0
12	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	14	9/6/2023	TBR	vs	BOS	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
13	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	14	9/8/2022	MIL	vs	SFG	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	0
14	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	14	9/7/2022	NYY	vs	MIN	W	1	1.35	0	0	0	6.2	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	27	0
15	Triston McKenzie T. McKenzie	14	8/19/2022	CLE	vs	CWS	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
16	Cristian Javier C. Javier	14	7/1/2022	HOU	vs	LAA	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	22	0
17	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	13	5/25/2025	DET	vs	CLE	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	0
18	MacKenzie Gore M. Gore	13	4/19/2025	WSH	@	COL	W	1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	24	0
19	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	13	4/18/2025	PHI	vs	MIA	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	26	0
20	Zac Gallen Z. Gallen	13	4/2/2025	AZ	@	NYY	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
21	MacKenzie Gore M. Gore	13	3/27/2025	WSH	vs	PHI		1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
22	Spencer Arrighetti S. Arrighetti	13	8/10/2024	HOU	@	BOS	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	24	0
23	Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi	13	7/9/2024	TOR	@	SFG		1	2.45	0	0	0	7.1	6	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	27	0
24	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	13	7/7/2024	DET	@	CIN	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
25	DJ Herz	13	6/15/2024	WSH	vs	MIA	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0