KC @ DET Strikeouts matchups · Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Kansas City Royals

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DET

Detroit Tigers

◆ Comerica ParkElevation 600 ftCenter Field 420 ft☀ 77°F Partly CloudyWind 10 mph, Out To LF

Cole Ragans · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate28.2% K/BF

vs LHB24.1%

vs RHB27.8%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.5%

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

Workload20.9 BF

Expected batters faced20.9

From recent starts3

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.

DET lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Gleyber Torres (R)23.5%3.0 PA

2Colt Keith (L)22.4%3.0 PA

3Kevin McGonigle (L)20.6%2.9 PA

4Dillon Dingler (R)21.4%2.0 PA

5Wenceel Pérez (R)22.6%2.0 PA

6Riley Greene (L)23.4%2.0 PA

7Spencer Torkelson (R)20.2%2.0 PA

8Javier Báez (R)21.7%2.0 PA

9Zach McKinstry (L)21.7%2.0 PA

Framber Valdez · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate18.9% K/BF

vs LHB21.4%

vs RHB19.1%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.9%

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

Workload23.8 BF

Expected batters faced23.8

From recent starts3

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.

KC lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Maikel Garcia (R)18.7%3.0 PA

2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)18.6%3.0 PA

3Lane Thomas (R)20.6%3.0 PA

4Salvador Perez (R)20.5%3.0 PA

5Vinnie Pasquantino (L)25.6%3.0 PA

6Starling Marte (R)26.0%2.8 PA

7Jonathan India (R)21.6%2.0 PA

8Carter Jensen (L)21.6%2.0 PA

9Kyle Isbel (L)25.0%2.0 PA