‹ Strikeouts · Monday, May 18, 2026
BOS @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Monday, May 18, 2026
BOS
Boston Red Sox
3–1
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 82°F Partly CloudyWind 10 mph, R To L
Sonny Gray · RHP
Pitcher strikeouts Rate20.3% K / BF
vs LHB20.0%
vs RHB21.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.5%
How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload21.5 BF
Expected batters faced21.5
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.
Projection4.0 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 Under
BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM+120-160
BOLBetOnline+128-167
BRBetRivers+120-162
DKDraftKings+124-159
FANFanatics+125-165
We project 4.0 K vs the 4.5 line — leaning Under. Display only — not betting advice.
KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)14.8%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)19.2%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)16.2%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)22.4%2.5 PA
5Starling Marte (R)22.9%2.0 PA
6Jac Caglianone (L)25.0%2.0 PA
7Isaac Collins (L)22.6%2.0 PA
8Michael Massey (L)18.0%2.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)20.7%2.0 PA
Seth Lugo · RHP
Pitcher strikeouts Rate20.9% K / BF
vs LHB22.2%
vs RHB19.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.6%
How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.8 BF
Expected batters faced23.8
From recent starts8
How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.
Projection5.1 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 4.5we lean Over
BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM-120-110
BOLBetOnline-120-108
BRBetRivers-114-117
BOVBovada-125-105
DKDraftKings-117-109
FDFanDuel-120-102
We project 5.1 K vs the 4.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.
BOS lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Jarren Duran (L)25.4%3.0 PA
2Mickey Gasper (L)19.6%3.0 PA
3Wilyer Abreu (L)21.7%3.0 PA
4Willson Contreras (R)27.4%3.0 PA
5Ceddanne Rafaela (R)19.7%3.0 PA
6Andruw Monasterio (R)20.1%2.8 PA
7Marcelo Mayer (L)22.2%2.0 PA
8Connor Wong (R)24.1%2.0 PA
9Nick Sogard (L)22.7%2.0 PA