mlb players with most strikeouts as a pitchers on april 8, in a game

Pedro Martinez has struck out the most hitters in a game on April 8, with 16 strikeouts against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on April 8, 2001.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
16
4/8/2001
BOS BOS
vs
TBD TBD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
29
0
2 Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
13
4/8/1989
TEX TEX
vs
TOR TOR
W
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
4
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
31
0
3 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
13
4/8/1978
CAL CAL
vs
OAK OAK
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
24
0
4 Nick Lodolo
N. Lodolo
12
4/8/2023
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
27
0
5 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
12
4/8/2018
LAA LAA
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
6 Dick Selma
D. Selma
12
4/8/1969
SDP SDP
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
7 Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
11
4/8/2025
KCR KCR
vs
MIN MIN
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
23
0
8 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
11
4/8/2021
CWS CWS
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
9 Blake Snell
B. Snell
11
4/8/2019
TBR TBR
@
CWS CWS
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
23
1
10 Pedro Astacio
P. Astacio
11
4/8/1994
LAD LAD
vs
ATL ATL
L
1
4.70
0
0
0
7.2
5
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
29
0
11 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
11
4/8/1988
HOU HOU
@
CIN CIN
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
27
1
12 Frank Viola
F. Viola
11
4/8/1987
MIN MIN
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
25
0
13 Pat Jarvis
P. Jarvis
11
4/8/1970
ATL ATL
@
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
14 Clay Holmes
C. Holmes
10
4/8/2025
NYM NYM
vs
MIA MIA
W
1
6.75
0
0
0
5.1
5
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
23
0
15 Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
10
4/8/2024
ARI ARI
@
COL COL
1
5.40
0
0
0
5.0
8
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
16 Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
10
4/8/2023
MIN MIN
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
23
0
17 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
10
4/8/2023
SDP SDP
@
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
18 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
10
4/8/2015
CLE CLE
@
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
19 Scott Kazmir
S. Kazmir
10
4/8/2015
OAK OAK
vs
TEX TEX
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
20 Jaime Garcia
J. Garcia
10
4/8/2013
STL STL
vs
CIN CIN
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
6
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
29
1
21 Scott Kazmir
S. Kazmir
10
4/8/2007
TBD TBD
vs
TOR TOR
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
6
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
29
1
22 Aaron Harang
A. Harang
10
4/8/2006
CIN CIN
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
8
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
28
0
23 Kent Mercker
K. Mercker
10
4/8/1994
ATL ATL
@
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
31
0
24 Jack McDowell
J. McDowell
10
4/8/1991
CWS CWS
@
BAL BAL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
1
25 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
10
4/8/1987
HOU HOU
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
8
3
3
0
1
0
0
1
30
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
9/9
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
4-3
Tue
9/9
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
3-8
Tue
9/9
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/9
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
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TBR TBR
@
CWS CWS
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/26
STL STL
@
CHC CHC
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Fri
9/26
MIN MIN
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Fri
9/26
CWS CWS
@
WSH WSH
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Fri
9/26
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
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