DET @ MIN Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, April 8, 2026

DET

Detroit Tigers

6–8

Final

MIN

Minnesota Twins

◆ Target FieldElevation 828 ftCenter Field 404 ft☀ 51°F Partly CloudyWind 15 mph, Out To CF

Framber Valdez · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.7% K/BF

vs LHB20.9%

vs RHB22.7%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.1%

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

Workload23.3 BF

Expected batters faced23.3

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.

MIN lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Byron Buxton (R)24.9%3.0 PA

2James Outman (L)25.1%3.0 PA

3Luke Keaschall (R)23.1%3.0 PA

4Ryan Jeffers (R)20.0%3.0 PA

5Victor Caratini (R)21.8%3.0 PA

6Josh Bell (R)25.8%2.3 PA

7Matt Wallner (L)25.5%2.0 PA

8Royce Lewis (R)23.5%2.0 PA

9Brooks Lee (R)22.6%2.0 PA

Bailey Ober · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.7% K/BF

vs LHB20.5%

vs RHB20.8%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.1%

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

Workload21.9 BF

Expected batters faced21.9

From recent starts2

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

Projection4.7 K

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

DET lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Spencer Torkelson (R)27.6%3.0 PA

2Kevin McGonigle (L)18.5%3.0 PA

3Gleyber Torres (R)18.6%3.0 PA

4Jahmai Jones (R)24.1%2.9 PA

5Riley Greene (L)22.3%2.0 PA

6Dillon Dingler (R)24.3%2.0 PA

7Parker Meadows (L)23.3%2.0 PA

8Zach McKinstry (L)23.5%2.0 PA

9Javier Báez (R)23.9%2.0 PA