‹ Strikeouts · Thursday, May 7, 2026
CLE @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, May 7, 2026
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
8–5
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 63°F Partly CloudyWind 10 mph, Out To RF
Slade Cecconi · RHP
Pitcher strikeouts Rate18.7% K / BF
vs LHB21.6%
vs RHB17.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.7%
How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.2 BF
Expected batters faced23.2
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.
Projection4.4 K
Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.
Strikeout Line · O/U 3.5we lean Over
BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM-125-105
BOLBetOnline-116-111
BRBetRivers-125-106
BOVBovada-135+105
DKDraftKings-124-103
FANFanatics-125-105
FDFanDuel-136+102
MBMyBookie-120-115
We project 4.4 K vs the 3.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.
KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)18.1%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)20.3%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)17.7%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)22.6%3.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)29.3%3.0 PA
6Jac Caglianone (L)25.4%2.2 PA
7Isaac Collins (L)22.9%2.0 PA
8Nick Loftin (R)17.0%2.0 PA
9Lane Thomas (R)21.6%2.0 PA
Seth Lugo · RHP
Pitcher strikeouts Rate20.4% K / BF
vs LHB21.6%
vs RHB19.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.8%
How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.9 BF
Expected batters faced23.9
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.
Projection4.9 K
Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.
Strikeout Line · O/U 4.5we lean Over
BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM+100-135
BOLBetOnline+117-152
BRBetRivers+117-157
BOVBovada+115-150
DKDraftKings+114-145
FDFanDuel+110-146
MBMyBookie+111-154
We project 4.9 K vs the 4.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.
CLE lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Steven Kwan (L)13.8%3.0 PA
2Angel Martínez (L)24.6%3.0 PA
3José Ramírez (L)17.1%3.0 PA
4Kyle Manzardo (L)26.9%3.0 PA
5Daniel Schneemann (L)26.4%3.0 PA
6Travis Bazzana (L)17.6%2.9 PA
7Brayan Rocchio (L)15.2%2.0 PA
8Bo Naylor (L)23.1%2.0 PA
9Petey Halpin (L)22.6%2.0 PA