BAL @ CLE Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, April 16, 2026

BAL

Baltimore Orioles

2–4

Final

CLE

Cleveland Guardians

◆ Progressive FieldElevation 653 ftCenter Field 405 ft☀ 65°F Partly CloudyWind 9 mph, L To R

Shane Baz · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.6% K/BF

vs LHB19.4%

vs RHB22.9%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.7%

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

Workload23.2 BF

Expected batters faced23.2

From recent starts3

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

Projection4.1 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 RHPExp PA

1Steven Kwan (L)14.2%3.0 PA

2Chase DeLauter (L)18.5%3.0 PA

3José Ramírez (L)17.1%3.0 PA

4Kyle Manzardo (L)25.8%3.0 PA

5George Valera (L)22.2%3.0 PA

6Angel Martínez (L)19.0%2.2 PA

7Juan Brito (L)20.3%2.0 PA

8Austin Hedges (R)22.6%2.0 PA

9Brayan Rocchio (L)17.3%2.0 PA

Parker Messick · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate23.1% K/BF

vs LHB22.4%

vs RHB23.1%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.1%

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

Workload22.7 BF

Expected batters faced22.7

From recent starts3

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.

BAL lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Taylor Ward (R)21.0%3.0 PA

2Gunnar Henderson (L)23.9%3.0 PA

3Pete Alonso (R)24.1%3.0 PA

4Colton Cowser (L)25.9%3.0 PA

5Samuel Basallo (L)23.3%2.7 PA

6Jeremiah Jackson (R)20.9%2.0 PA

7Coby Mayo (R)21.4%2.0 PA

8Leody Taveras (R)24.7%2.0 PA

9Blaze Alexander (R)23.5%2.0 PA