‹ Strikeouts · Wednesday, April 15, 2026
KC @ DET Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, April 15, 2026
KC
Kansas City Royals
1–2
Final
DET
Detroit Tigers
◆ Comerica ParkElevation 600 ftCenter Field 420 ft☀ 70°F Partly CloudyWind 7 mph, R To L
Seth Lugo · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.9% K/BF
vs LHB20.9%
vs RHB23.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.5%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.0 BF
Expected batters faced23.0
From recent starts3
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection5.0 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
1Kevin McGonigle (L)16.3%3.0 PA
2Gleyber Torres (R)19.2%3.0 PA
3Colt Keith (L)22.0%3.0 PA
4Riley Greene (L)23.1%3.0 PA
5Spencer Torkelson (R)25.6%3.0 PA
6Matt Vierling (R)22.2%2.0 PA
7Wenceel Pérez (L)19.5%2.0 PA
8Javier Báez (R)22.0%2.0 PA
9Jake Rogers (R)25.9%2.0 PA
Jack Flaherty · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate23.8% K/BF
vs LHB21.3%
vs RHB26.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.0%
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.
Projection5.7 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 RHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)18.5%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)20.9%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)18.9%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)20.2%3.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)27.8%2.8 PA
6Jonathan India (R)22.0%2.0 PA
7Tyler Tolbert (R)22.5%2.0 PA
8Lane Thomas (R)24.4%2.0 PA
9Starling Marte (R)23.0%2.0 PA