KC @ CLE Strikeouts matchups · Monday, April 6, 2026

Kansas City Royals

4–2

Final

CLE

Cleveland Guardians

◆ Progressive FieldElevation 653 ftCenter Field 405 ft☀ 47°F Partly CloudyWind 5 mph, L To R

Michael Wacha · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate24.5% K/BF

vs LHB24.2%

vs RHB22.2%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.1%

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.

Projection5.4 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 RHPExp PA

1Steven Kwan (L)17.3%3.0 PA

2Chase DeLauter (L)22.4%3.0 PA

3José Ramírez (L)19.2%3.0 PA

4David Fry (R)25.0%3.0 PA

5Rhys Hoskins (R)24.9%2.7 PA

6Bo Naylor (L)25.1%2.0 PA

7CJ Kayfus (L)25.5%2.0 PA

8Daniel Schneemann (L)25.2%2.0 PA

9Brayan Rocchio (L)16.8%2.0 PA

Tanner Bibee · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate24.7% K/BF

vs LHB23.7%

vs RHB24.1%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.1%

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

Workload22.2 BF

Expected batters faced22.2

From recent starts2

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

Projection4.9 K

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

KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Maikel Garcia (R)17.8%3.0 PA

2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)21.4%3.0 PA

3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)19.4%3.0 PA

4Salvador Perez (R)18.6%3.0 PA

5Carter Jensen (L)26.4%2.2 PA

6Michael Massey (L)14.6%2.0 PA

7Lane Thomas (R)24.4%2.0 PA

8Isaac Collins (L)20.3%2.0 PA

9Kyle Isbel (L)20.8%2.0 PA