‹ Strikeouts · Thursday, May 14, 2026
KC @ CWS Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, May 14, 2026
KC
Kansas City Royals
2–6
Final
CWS
Chicago White Sox
◆ Rate FieldElevation 595 ftCenter Field 400 ft☀ 62°F ClearWind 11 mph, In From CF
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
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