‹ Strikeouts · Tuesday, April 21, 2026
BAL @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Tuesday, April 21, 2026
BAL
Baltimore Orioles
5–6
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 78°F Partly CloudyWind 14 mph, R To L
Shane Baz · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.1% K/BF
vs LHB20.4%
vs RHB22.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.5%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.4 BF
Expected batters faced23.4
From recent starts4
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.
KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)19.2%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)20.9%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)17.3%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)23.3%3.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)27.8%3.0 PA
6Michael Massey (L)21.3%2.4 PA
7Jac Caglianone (L)23.4%2.0 PA
8Isaac Collins (L)27.6%2.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)22.3%2.0 PA
Kris Bubic · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate26.4% K/BF
vs LHB25.2%
vs RHB25.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.3%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.8 BF
Expected batters faced22.8
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.
BAL lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Taylor Ward (R)19.1%3.0 PA
2Gunnar Henderson (L)24.6%3.0 PA
3Adley Rutschman (R)20.1%3.0 PA
4Pete Alonso (R)24.1%3.0 PA
5Jeremiah Jackson (R)23.6%2.8 PA
6Weston Wilson (R)26.0%2.0 PA
7Leody Taveras (R)25.4%2.0 PA
8Samuel Basallo (L)21.5%2.0 PA
9Colton Cowser (L)26.1%2.0 PA