who pitched the most strikes in a game

11 players are tied for the most strikes by a pitcher in a game, with 10 strikes. The first three are Gerrit Cole on May 4, 2018, Ty Blach on June 2, 2017 and Ted Lilly on June 30, 2008.

Interpreted as:
Who pitched the most strikes in a regular-season game?
NAME STRIKE DATE TM OPP AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO PA TB XBH SH SF IBB
1 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10
5/4/2018
HOU HOU
@
ARI ARI
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
2 Ty Blach
T. Blach
10
6/2/2017
SFG SFG
@
PHI PHI
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
3 Ted Lilly
T. Lilly
10
6/30/2008
CHC CHC
@
SFG SFG
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
4 Kyle Kendrick
K. Kendrick
10
6/13/2008
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
5
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
5
3
1
0
0
0
5 Clay Hensley
C. Hensley
10
5/14/2006
SDP SDP
@
CHC CHC
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
6 Victor Zambrano
V. Zambrano
10
8/23/2005
NYM NYM
@
ARI ARI
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
2
0
0
0
0
7 Chris Holt
C. Holt
10
8/14/2000
HOU HOU
vs
PIT PIT
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
0
0
1
0
0
8 Dustin Hermanson
D. Hermanson
10
9/1/1999
MON MON
@
ARI ARI
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
9 Jeff Juden
J. Juden
10
8/25/1995
PHI PHI
vs
LAD LAD
5
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
2
5
4
1
0
0
0
10 Randy Tomlin
R. Tomlin
10
8/6/1990
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
11 John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
10
8/13/1975
SFG SFG
@
MON MON
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
12 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
9
8/17/2016
MIN MIN
@
ATL ATL
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
13 Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
9
6/15/2016
NYM NYM
vs
PIT PIT
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
14 Aaron Harang
A. Harang
9
8/19/2014
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
5
1
0
1
0
0
15 Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
9
5/11/2010
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
16 Andy Sonnanstine
A. Sonnanstine
9
5/22/2009
TBR TBR
@
FLA FLA
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
17 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
9
8/22/2008
STL STL
vs
ATL ATL
5
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
5
3
0
0
0
0
18 John Maine
J. Maine
9
6/29/2007
NYM NYM
@
PHI PHI
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
19 Johan Santana
J. Santana
9
6/19/2007
MIN MIN
@
NYM NYM
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
20 Esteban Loaiza
E. Loaiza
9
6/25/2006
OAK OAK
@
SFG SFG
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
21 Aaron Harang
A. Harang
9
5/14/2005
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
22 Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
9
4/10/2005
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
23 Tony Armas
T. Armas
9
4/8/2002
MON MON
@
FLA FLA
5
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
24 Andy Ashby
A. Ashby
9
7/4/1999
SDP SDP
@
COL COL
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
25 Mark Portugal
M. Portugal
9
9/12/1998
PHI PHI
vs
PIT PIT
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
5
1
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete event-level data for strikes going back to the 1974 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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