KC @ CLE Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Kansas City Royals

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CLE

Cleveland Guardians

◆ Progressive FieldElevation 653 ftCenter Field 405 ft☀ 50°F SunnyWind 8 mph, Out To LF

Cole Ragans · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate27.3% K/BF

vs LHB23.6%

vs RHB27.2%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.8%

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

Workload22.5 BF

Expected batters faced22.5

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.

CLE lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Steven Kwan (L)17.0%3.0 PA

2Angel Martínez (R)18.5%3.0 PA

3José Ramírez (R)15.9%3.0 PA

4Kyle Manzardo (L)22.8%3.0 PA

5Chase DeLauter (L)23.3%2.5 PA

6Rhys Hoskins (R)27.5%2.0 PA

7Juan Brito (R)20.8%2.0 PA

8Austin Hedges (R)22.3%2.0 PA

9Brayan Rocchio (R)22.2%2.0 PA

Joey Cantillo · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate25.1% K/BF

vs LHB23.4%

vs RHB24.7%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.3%

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

Workload22.3 BF

Expected batters faced22.3

From recent starts2

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

Projection5.3 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 LHPExp PA

1Maikel Garcia (R)18.8%3.0 PA

2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)19.4%3.0 PA

3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)22.3%3.0 PA

4Salvador Perez (R)19.4%3.0 PA

5Carter Jensen (L)21.5%2.3 PA

6Lane Thomas (R)21.6%2.0 PA

7Jonathan India (R)22.2%2.0 PA

8Starling Marte (R)25.5%2.0 PA

9Isaac Collins (R)27.2%2.0 PA