CWS @ SD Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, May 3, 2026

CWS

Chicago White Sox

3–4

Final

San Diego Padres

◆ Petco ParkElevation 23 ftCenter Field 396 ft☀ 66°F CloudyWind 8 mph, L To R

Anthony Kay · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate15.0% K/BF

vs LHB24.1%

vs RHB13.1%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)1.6%

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

Workload21.9 BF

Expected batters faced21.9

From recent starts6

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

Projection3.3 K

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

SD lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Ramón Laureano (R)21.8%3.0 PA

2Miguel Andujar (R)18.9%3.0 PA

3Jackson Merrill (L)24.6%3.0 PA

4Manny Machado (R)18.7%2.9 PA

5Xander Bogaerts (R)17.3%2.0 PA

6Ty France (R)21.3%2.0 PA

7Bryce Johnson (R)23.4%2.0 PA

8Freddy Fermin (R)23.6%2.0 PA

9Jake Cronenworth (L)20.0%2.0 PA

Griffin Canning · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.3% K/BF

vs LHB19.6%

vs RHB19.3%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.3%

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

Workload23.0 BF

Expected batters faced23.0

From recent starts0

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

Projection4.3 K

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

CWS lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Sam Antonacci (L)14.8%3.0 PA

2Munetaka Murakami (L)27.5%3.0 PA

3Miguel Vargas (R)19.9%3.0 PA

4Colson Montgomery (L)24.2%3.0 PA

5Chase Meidroth (R)21.5%3.0 PA

6Edgar Quero (L)21.3%2.0 PA

7Tristan Peters (L)21.1%2.0 PA

8Luisangel Acuña (R)19.0%2.0 PA

9Drew Romo (L)20.6%2.0 PA