BAL @ PIT Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, April 5, 2026

BAL

Baltimore Orioles

2–8

Final

PIT

Pittsburgh Pirates

◆ PNC ParkElevation 780 ftCenter Field 399 ft☀ 45°F Partly CloudyWind 16 mph, Out To LF

Chris Bassitt · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.4% K/BF

vs LHB20.4%

vs RHB20.6%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.2%

How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.2 BF

Expected batters faced23.2

From recent starts1

How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.

Projection5.2 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

PIT lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Oneil Cruz (L)29.5%3.0 PA

2Brandon Lowe (L)19.8%3.0 PA

3Bryan Reynolds (L)24.5%3.0 PA

4Billy Cook (R)31.9%3.0 PA

5Nick Yorke (R)20.9%3.0 PA

6Konnor Griffin (R)19.3%2.2 PA

7Spencer Horwitz (L)21.6%2.0 PA

8Henry Davis (R)22.6%2.0 PA

9Jake Mangum (L)23.2%2.0 PA

Braxton Ashcraft · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.6% K/BF

vs LHB21.1%

vs RHB20.2%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.0%

How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.2 BF

Expected batters faced23.2

From recent starts1

How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.

Projection5.1 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

BAL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Taylor Ward (R)22.3%3.0 PA

2Gunnar Henderson (L)23.1%3.0 PA

3Pete Alonso (R)25.4%3.0 PA

4Samuel Basallo (L)22.3%3.0 PA

5Tyler O'Neill (R)23.0%3.0 PA

6Dylan Beavers (L)22.6%2.2 PA

7Leody Taveras (L)22.5%2.0 PA

8Jeremiah Jackson (R)24.3%2.0 PA

9Blaze Alexander (R)25.0%2.0 PA