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Strikeouts · Thursday, May 14, 2026

KC @ CWS Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, May 14, 2026

KC
KC
Kansas City Royals
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Final
CWS
Chicago White Sox
CWS
Rate FieldElevation 595 ftCenter Field 400 ft 62°F ClearWind 11 mph, In From CF

KC Kris Bubic · LHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate24.2% K / BF

vs LHB24.4%
vs RHB23.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.2%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.2 BF

Expected batters faced23.2
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection5.7 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 5.5we lean Over

BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM-120-110
BOLBetOnline-130+100
BRBetRivers-122-109
BOVBovada-110-120
DKDraftKings-127+100
FANFanatics-125-105
FDFanDuel-112-118

We project 5.7 K vs the 5.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

CWS lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Chase Meidroth (R)20.4%3.0 PA
2Miguel Vargas (R)18.0%3.0 PA
3Munetaka Murakami (L)29.6%3.0 PA
4Tristan Peters (L)25.0%3.0 PA
5Edgar Quero (R)20.9%3.0 PA
6Andrew Benintendi (L)22.5%2.2 PA
7Derek Hill (R)24.0%2.0 PA
8Luisangel Acuña (R)19.6%2.0 PA
9Jarred Kelenic (L)21.8%2.0 PA

CWS Anthony Kay · LHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate19.1% K / BF

vs LHB24.7%
vs RHB17.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)6.3%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload21.7 BF

Expected batters faced21.7
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection4.1 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-120-110
BOLBetOnline-101-128
BRBetRivers+102-137
BOVBovada+100-130
DKDraftKings+106-136
FDFanDuel+104-128

We project 4.1 K vs the 3.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

KC lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)18.7%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)18.1%3.0 PA
3Jac Caglianone (L)23.3%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)20.2%2.7 PA
5Nick Loftin (R)17.8%2.0 PA
6Vinnie Pasquantino (L)23.9%2.0 PA
7Starling Marte (R)22.3%2.0 PA
8Isaac Collins (R)25.5%2.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)22.7%2.0 PA