‹ Strikeouts · Friday, April 17, 2026
KC @ NYY Strikeouts matchups · Friday, April 17, 2026
KC
Kansas City Royals
2–4
Final
NYY
New York Yankees
◆ Yankee StadiumElevation 55 ftCenter Field 408 ft☀ 74°F Partly CloudyWind 8 mph, L To R
Michael Wacha · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.1% K/BF
vs LHB20.2%
vs RHB22.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.3%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.5 BF
Expected batters faced23.5
From recent starts3
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection5.1 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
NYY lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Trent Grisham (L)20.5%3.0 PA
2Aaron Judge (R)23.2%3.0 PA
3Cody Bellinger (L)16.9%3.0 PA
4Giancarlo Stanton (R)27.3%3.0 PA
5Ben Rice (L)23.1%3.0 PA
6Ryan McMahon (L)26.4%2.5 PA
7Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L)24.2%2.0 PA
8José Caballero (R)22.9%2.0 PA
9Austin Wells (L)21.4%2.0 PA
Cam Schlittler · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate29.6% K/BF
vs LHB28.1%
vs RHB27.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.6%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.1 BF
Expected batters faced22.1
From recent starts4
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection6.0 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)18.9%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)22.0%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)18.0%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)22.2%3.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)27.0%2.1 PA
6Lane Thomas (R)24.5%2.0 PA
7Jac Caglianone (L)21.8%2.0 PA
8Jonathan India (R)21.5%2.0 PA
9Starling Marte (R)22.6%2.0 PA