KC @ ATH Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, April 30, 2026

Kansas City Royals

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Final

ATH

Athletics

◆ Sutter Health ParkElevation 24 ftCenter Field 403 ft☀ 74°F SunnyWind 2 mph, Out To RF

Noah Cameron · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.3% K/BF

vs LHB19.2%

vs RHB21.5%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.1%

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

Workload23.2 BF

Expected batters faced23.2

From recent starts5

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

Projection4.6 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

ATH lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Jacob Wilson (R)17.8%3.0 PA

2Shea Langeliers (R)23.2%3.0 PA

3Nick Kurtz (L)27.8%3.0 PA

4Jeff McNeil (L)16.4%3.0 PA

5Darell Hernaiz (R)17.8%3.0 PA

6Carlos Cortes (L)19.7%2.1 PA

7Austin Wynns (R)20.7%2.0 PA

8Zack Gelof (R)24.2%2.0 PA

9Lawrence Butler (L)24.7%2.0 PA

Jeffrey Springs · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.6% K/BF

vs LHB19.6%

vs RHB22.8%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.3%

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

Workload23.3 BF

Expected batters faced23.3

From recent starts6

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

Projection5.0 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 LHPExp PA

1Maikel Garcia (R)20.2%3.0 PA

2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)18.1%3.0 PA

3Jac Caglianone (L)26.0%3.0 PA

4Salvador Perez (R)22.2%3.0 PA

5Michael Massey (L)25.0%3.0 PA

6Vinnie Pasquantino (L)24.8%2.3 PA

7Carter Jensen (L)19.4%2.0 PA

8Isaac Collins (R)24.7%2.0 PA

9Elias Díaz (R)20.4%2.0 PA