‹ Strikeouts · Wednesday, April 29, 2026
KC @ ATH Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, April 29, 2026
KC
Kansas City Royals
2–5
Final
ATH
Athletics
◆ Sutter Health ParkElevation 24 ftCenter Field 403 ft☀ 80°F ClearWind 5 mph, R To L
Michael Wacha · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.8% K/BF
vs LHB21.4%
vs RHB22.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.2%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.6 BF
Expected batters faced23.6
From recent starts5
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.8 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
ATH lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Nick Kurtz (L)26.0%3.0 PA
2Shea Langeliers (R)21.0%3.0 PA
3Carlos Cortes (L)14.8%3.0 PA
4Brent Rooker (R)25.1%3.0 PA
5Jacob Wilson (R)14.3%3.0 PA
6Jeff McNeil (L)16.2%2.6 PA
7Zack Gelof (R)25.4%2.0 PA
8Lawrence Butler (L)24.8%2.0 PA
9Darell Hernaiz (R)18.9%2.0 PA
Luis Severino · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.9% K/BF
vs LHB22.4%
vs RHB19.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.1%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.9 BF
Expected batters faced22.9
From recent starts6
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.8 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)19.8%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)18.9%3.0 PA
3Carter Jensen (L)25.7%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)22.1%3.0 PA
5Michael Massey (L)18.8%2.9 PA
6Isaac Collins (L)26.0%2.0 PA
7Jac Caglianone (L)25.6%2.0 PA
8Lane Thomas (R)21.3%2.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)22.0%2.0 PA