‹ Strikeouts · Tuesday, April 28, 2026
STL @ PIT Strikeouts matchups · Tuesday, April 28, 2026
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
11–7
Final
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
◆ PNC ParkElevation 780 ftCenter Field 399 ft☀ 71°F Partly CloudyWind 7 mph, Out To LF
Kyle Leahy · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate18.0% K/BF
vs LHB18.7%
vs RHB19.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.6%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.7 BF
Expected batters faced22.7
From recent starts5
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.4 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
PIT lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Oneil Cruz (L)28.2%3.0 PA
2Nick Yorke (R)21.0%3.0 PA
3Bryan Reynolds (L)23.6%3.0 PA
4Ryan O'Hearn (L)20.6%3.0 PA
5Nick Gonzales (R)17.7%2.7 PA
6Spencer Horwitz (L)17.6%2.0 PA
7Konnor Griffin (R)24.1%2.0 PA
8Jake Mangum (L)21.9%2.0 PA
9Marcell Ozuna (R)27.3%2.0 PA
Braxton Ashcraft · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate24.7% K/BF
vs LHB25.8%
vs RHB22.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.0%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.1 BF
Expected batters faced23.1
From recent starts5
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection5.6 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1JJ Wetherholt (L)19.6%3.0 PA
2Iván Herrera (R)18.3%3.0 PA
3Alec Burleson (L)16.8%3.0 PA
4Jordan Walker (R)28.3%3.0 PA
5Nolan Gorman (L)26.6%3.0 PA
6Masyn Winn (R)22.3%2.1 PA
7Nathan Church (L)23.0%2.0 PA
8Pedro Pagés (R)19.6%2.0 PA
9Victor Scott II (L)25.7%2.0 PA