CHC @ CLE Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, April 5, 2026

CHC

Chicago Cubs

5–6

Final

CLE

Cleveland Guardians

◆ Progressive FieldElevation 653 ftCenter Field 405 ft☀ 44°F Partly CloudyWind 16 mph, L To R

Shota Imanaga · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate24.6% K/BF

vs LHB27.2%

vs RHB20.6%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.1%

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

Workload22.9 BF

Expected batters faced22.9

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.

CLE lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Steven Kwan (L)17.9%3.0 PA

2Angel Martínez (R)19.9%3.0 PA

3José Ramírez (R)17.6%3.0 PA

4CJ Kayfus (L)25.0%3.0 PA

5Chase DeLauter (L)21.4%2.9 PA

6Rhys Hoskins (R)23.3%2.0 PA

7Gabriel Arias (R)26.0%2.0 PA

8Austin Hedges (R)24.0%2.0 PA

9Brayan Rocchio (R)23.0%2.0 PA

Parker Messick · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.9% K/BF

vs LHB22.4%

vs RHB22.6%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.4%

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

Workload22.7 BF

Expected batters faced22.7

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.

CHC lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Nico Hoerner (R)19.3%3.0 PA

2Alex Bregman (R)22.1%3.0 PA

3Scott Kingery (R)24.2%3.0 PA

4Carson Kelly (R)21.3%3.0 PA

5Michael Busch (L)20.9%2.7 PA

6Dansby Swanson (R)24.3%2.0 PA

7Matt Shaw (R)20.3%2.0 PA

8Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)25.8%2.0 PA

9Moisés Ballesteros (L)23.5%2.0 PA