Roger Clemens got 20 strikeouts when pitching fewer than 10 innings versus the Mariners on April 29, 1986.
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Who was the first pitcher with 20 or more strikeouts in a game with fewer than 10 ip?| NAME | DATE | SO | IP | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | R. Clemens | 4/29/1986 | 20 | 9.0 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | R. Clemens | 9/18/1996 | 20 | 9.0 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 3 |  | K. Wood | 5/6/1998 | 20 | 9.0 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Johnson | 5/8/2001 | 20 | 9.0 | vs | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 5 |  | M. Scherzer | 5/11/2016 | 20 | 9.0 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
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