SD @ PIT Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, April 8, 2026

San Diego Padres

8–2

Final

PIT

Pittsburgh Pirates

◆ PNC ParkElevation 780 ftCenter Field 399 ft☀ 46°F SunnyWind 8 mph, In From CF

Michael King · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate24.1% K/BF

vs LHB22.8%

vs RHB24.5%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.6%

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

Workload22.8 BF

Expected batters faced22.8

From recent starts2

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

Projection5.5 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)28.7%3.0 PA

2Brandon Lowe (L)20.2%3.0 PA

3Bryan Reynolds (L)25.3%3.0 PA

4Ryan O'Hearn (L)20.4%3.0 PA

5Nick Yorke (R)20.9%2.8 PA

6Nick Gonzales (R)19.4%2.0 PA

7Konnor Griffin (R)20.0%2.0 PA

8Joey Bart (R)24.4%2.0 PA

9Jake Mangum (L)22.6%2.0 PA

Mitch Keller · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.0% K/BF

vs LHB17.7%

vs RHB22.4%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.7%

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

Workload23.1 BF

Expected batters faced23.1

From recent starts2

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

Projection4.8 K

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

SD lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Ramón Laureano (R)23.7%3.0 PA

2Fernando Tatis Jr. (R)22.1%3.0 PA

3Jackson Merrill (L)19.2%3.0 PA

4Ty France (R)20.4%3.0 PA

5Xander Bogaerts (R)18.5%3.0 PA

6Miguel Andujar (R)22.4%2.1 PA

7Bryce Johnson (L)26.1%2.0 PA

8Luis Campusano (R)21.3%2.0 PA

9Jake Cronenworth (L)23.2%2.0 PA