Johan Santana has struck out the most hitters for the Twins in a game with 9.0 or fewer innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts versus the Rangers on August 19, 2007.
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Which pitcher has the most strikeouts in a regular-season game for the twins, 9 innings or less?| NAME | SO | IP | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | J. Santana | 17 | 8.0 | 8/19/2007 |  MIN | vs |  TEX | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2 | | F. Liriano | 15 | 8.0 | 7/13/2012 | MIN | vs |  OAK | L | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 3 | | B. Blyleven | 15 | 9.0 | 8/1/1986 |  MIN | vs | OAK | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 4 | | J. Koosman | 15 | 9.0 | 6/23/1980 | MIN | vs |  KCR | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 5 | | J. Decker | 15 | 9.0 | 6/26/1973 | MIN | @ |  CWS | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 6 | | C. Pascual | 15 | 9.0 | 7/19/1961 | MIN | @ |  LAA | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 7 | | C. Pascual | 15 | 9.0 | 4/18/1960 |  WSH | vs |  BOS | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 8 |  | P. López | 14 | 8.0 | 6/23/2024 | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 9 | | P. López | 14 | 8.0 | 9/10/2023 | MIN | vs |  NYM | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 10 | | J. Santana | 14 | 8.0 | 6/2/2005 | MIN | vs |  CLE | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 11 | | J. Santana | 14 | 8.0 | 9/19/2004 | MIN | vs |  BAL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 12 | | B. Blyleven | 14 | 9.0 | 9/24/1986 | MIN | vs | KCR | L | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 13 | | B. Blyleven | 14 | 9.0 | 8/30/1974 | MIN | vs |  BOS | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 14 | | D. Boswell | 14 | 9.0 | 9/19/1969 | MIN | vs |  SEA | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 15 |  | W. Johnson | 14 | 9.0 | 5/23/1924 |  WSH | vs | CWS | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J. Shaw | 14 | 9.0 | 9/4/1914 | WSH | @ |  NYY | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 17 | | W. Johnson | 14 | 9.0 | 8/31/1910 | WSH | vs |  SLA | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 18 |  | S. Gray | 13 | 7.0 | 4/7/2023 | MIN | vs |  HOU | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 19 | | J. Santana | 13 | 7.0 | 5/22/2007 | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 20 | | J. Santana | 13 | 8.0 | 6/13/2006 | MIN | vs |  BOS | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Santana | 13 | 8.0 | 9/17/2005 | MIN | vs | CWS | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 22 | | J. Santana | 13 | 9.0 | 7/6/2004 | MIN | vs | KCR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 23 | | J. Santana | 13 | 8.0 | 7/28/2002 | MIN | vs |  TOR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 24 | | E. Milton | 13 | 9.0 | 9/11/1999 | MIN | vs |  ANA | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 25 | | W. Banks | 13 | 8.0 | 8/14/1993 | MIN | @ | OAK | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | |
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