what game had the highest game score with < 9 innings pitched, since 1961

Since 1961, Corey Kluber has the highest Game Score with fewer than 9.0 innings pitched, with a Game Score of 98 against the Cardinals on May 13, 2015.

Interpreted as:
What game had the highest game score by a player with < 9 innings pitched, since 1961?
NAME GSC IP DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
98
8.0
5/13/2015
CLE CLE
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
18
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
2 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
96
8.2
4/2/2013
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
14
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
3 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
95
8.0
9/11/2021
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
W
1
0.00
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
4 Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
95
8.0
8/1/2016
KCR KCR
@
TBR TBR
W
1
0.00
16
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
5 Johan Santana
J. Santana
95
8.0
8/19/2007
MIN MIN
vs
TEX TEX
W
1
0.00
17
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
6 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
94
8.0
9/1/2022
ATL ATL
vs
COL COL
W
1
0.00
16
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
7 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
93
8.0
9/15/2015
WSH WSH
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
14
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
8 Jon Lester
J. Lester
93
8.0
5/3/2014
BOS BOS
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
15
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
9 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
93
8.0
4/12/1989
TEX TEX
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
15
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
10 Pablo López
P. López
92
8.0
9/10/2023
MIN MIN
vs
NYM NYM
1
0.00
14
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
28
0
11 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
92
8.0
8/31/2019
WSH WSH
vs
MIA MIA
W
1
0.00
14
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
12 Chris Sale
C. Sale
92
8.0
6/19/2015
CWS CWS
vs
TEX TEX
1
0.00
14
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
13 Brad Penny
B. Penny
92
8.0
6/26/2001
FLA FLA
vs
MON MON
W
1
0.00
13
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
1
14 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
92
8.0
6/8/1997
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
15
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
15 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
92
8.0
4/14/1996
ATL ATL
@
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
13
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
16 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
92
8.1
7/7/1991
TEX TEX
vs
CAL CAL
W
1
0.00
14
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
17 Pablo López
P. López
91
8.0
6/23/2024
MIN MIN
@
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
14
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
18 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
91
8.0
4/24/2023
ATL ATL
vs
MIA MIA
W
1
0.00
13
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
19 Triston McKenzie
T. McKenzie
91
8.0
8/15/2021
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
11
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
20 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
91
8.0
9/8/2019
HOU HOU
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.13
15
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
25
0
21 Chris Sale
C. Sale
91
8.0
8/8/2019
BOS BOS
vs
LAA LAA
W
1
0.00
13
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
22 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
91
8.0
5/21/2015
NYM NYM
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
11
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
23 Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
91
8.0
9/19/2011
ARI ARI
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
0.00
12
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
24 Todd Stottlemyre
T. Stottlemyre
91
8.0
5/11/1998
STL STL
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
13
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
25 Steve Woodard
S. Woodard
91
8.0
7/28/1997
MIL MIL
vs
TOR TOR
W
1
0.00
12
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
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