most game score by a pitcher all-time in a loss while pitching at most 9 ip

James Shields has the highest Game Score in a loss with 9.0 or fewer innings pitched, with a Game Score of 94 against the Orioles on October 2, 2012.

NAME GSC L IP DATE TM OPP DEC W L% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 James Shields
J. Shields
94
1
9.0
10/2/2012
TBR TBR
vs
BAL BAL
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
15
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
2 Ken Johnson
K. Johnson
92
1
9.0
4/23/1964
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
L
0
1.000
1
0.00
9
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
3 Rich Hill
R. Hill
91
1
9.0
8/23/2017
LAD LAD
@
PIT PIT
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
10
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
4 Kevin Appier
K. Appier
91
1
9.0
7/27/1993
KCR KCR
vs
TEX TEX
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
11
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
28
0
5 Bob Sebra
B. Sebra
90
1
9.0
7/1/1987
MON MON
vs
CHC CHC
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
14
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
6 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
89
1
9.0
7/6/1968
CLE CLE
vs
CAL CAL
L
0
1.000
1
0.00
14
1
0
0
3
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
7 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
88
1
9.0
4/28/1985
LAD LAD
vs
SDP SDP
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
10
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
8 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
88
1
9.0
6/23/1953
MIL MIL
vs
PIT PIT
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
12
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
3
0
0
32
1
9 Jon Gray
J. Gray
87
1
9.0
6/7/2023
TEX TEX
vs
STL STL
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
12
1
0
0
4
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
29
0
10 David Price
D. Price
87
1
8.0
8/21/2014
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
L
0
1.000
1
0.00
9
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
11 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
87
1
9.0
5/6/2000
BOS BOS
vs
TBD TBD
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
17
1
0
0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
12 Floyd Youmans
F. Youmans
87
1
9.0
9/27/1986
MON MON
vs
PHI PHI
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
15
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
7
0
0
0
34
0
13 Rudy May
R. May
87
1
9.0
6/9/1973
CAL CAL
vs
MIL MIL
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
9
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
14 Jim Scott
J. Scott
87
1
9.0
6/22/1913
CWS CWS
vs
SLA SLA
L
0
1.000
1
0.00
15
1
0
0
5
0
2
0
1
0
0
33
1
15 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
86
1
9.0
8/21/2019
HOU HOU
vs
DET DET
L
0
1.000
1
2.00
11
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
29
0
16 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
86
1
8.0
7/24/2013
WSH WSH
vs
PIT PIT
L
0
1.000
1
1.13
12
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
17 Pete Smith
P. Smith
86
1
8.0
4/15/1989
ATL ATL
@
SFG SFG
L
0
1.000
1
0.00
13
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
18 Bill Singer
B. Singer
86
1
9.0
5/31/1975
CAL CAL
vs
BAL BAL
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
10
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
19 Andy Hassler
A. Hassler
86
1
9.0
9/8/1974
CAL CAL
vs
CWS CWS
L
0
1.000
1
0.00
6
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
35
0
20 Jim Bouton
J. Bouton
86
1
9.0
9/16/1966
NYY NYY
vs
MIN MIN
L
0
1.000
1
0.00
7
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
30
0
21 Ed Brandt
E. Brandt
86
1
9.0
9/7/1930
BSN BSN
vs
PHN PHN
L
0
1.000
1
0.00
6
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
32
0
22 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
85
1
8.0
9/27/2013
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
L
0
1.000
1
1.13
13
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
23 Justin Masterson
J. Masterson
85
1
9.0
9/30/2009
CLE CLE
vs
CWS CWS
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
12
1
0
0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
24 Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
85
1
8.0
5/29/2000
CHC CHC
vs
ATL ATL
L
0
1.000
1
1.13
12
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
25 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
85
1
9.0
6/25/1999
ARI ARI
vs
STL STL
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
14
1
0
0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
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TBR TBR
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TBR TBR
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TBR TBR
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TBR Rays

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