‹ Strikeouts · Thursday, April 9, 2026
CWS @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, April 9, 2026
CWS
Chicago White Sox
2–0
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 78°F Partly CloudyWind 9 mph, Out To LF
Anthony Kay · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate17.8% K/BF
vs LHB20.3%
vs RHB18.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)6.8%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.4 BF
Expected batters faced22.4
From recent starts2
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.4 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
KC lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)19.1%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)19.6%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)23.6%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)20.1%3.0 PA
5Michael Massey (L)23.1%2.4 PA
6Jac Caglianone (L)25.8%2.0 PA
7Jonathan India (R)23.0%2.0 PA
8Isaac Collins (R)28.2%2.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)22.6%2.0 PA
Seth Lugo · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.0% K/BF
vs LHB20.6%
vs RHB23.8%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.7%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.9 BF
Expected batters faced22.9
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.
CWS lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Chase Meidroth (R)19.4%3.0 PA
2Munetaka Murakami (L)24.7%3.0 PA
3Miguel Vargas (R)22.5%3.0 PA
4Colson Montgomery (L)28.9%3.0 PA
5Andrew Benintendi (L)27.2%2.9 PA
6Derek Hill (R)26.6%2.0 PA
7Edgar Quero (L)21.9%2.0 PA
8Luisangel Acuña (R)19.4%2.0 PA
9Tristan Peters (L)26.1%2.0 PA