<page_title> List of Major League Baseball single-game strikeout leaders </page_title> <section_title> Players </section_title> <table> <cell> Max Scherzer* <col_header> Pitcher </col_header> </cell> <cell> May 11, 2016 <col_header> Date </col_header> <row_header> Max Scherzer* </row_header> </cell> <cell> Detroit Tigers <col_header> Opposing team </col_header> <row_header> Max Scherzer* </row_header> </cell> <cell> 20 <col_header> Strikeouts </col_header> <row_header> Max Scherzer* </row_header> </cell> </table>
On May 11, 2016, Scherzer struck out 20 Detroit Tiger batters.