‹ Strikeouts · Monday, May 4, 2026
CLE @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Monday, May 4, 2026
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
2–6
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 80°F Partly CloudyWind 8 mph, Out To RF
Tanner Bibee · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.4% K/BF
vs LHB23.3%
vs RHB20.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.6%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.5 BF
Expected batters faced22.5
From recent starts7
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.
KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)18.5%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)19.2%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)18.1%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)21.0%3.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)26.7%2.5 PA
6Lane Thomas (R)21.4%2.0 PA
7Jac Caglianone (L)25.6%2.0 PA
8Isaac Collins (L)22.8%2.0 PA
9Nick Loftin (R)17.6%2.0 PA
Michael Wacha · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.3% K/BF
vs LHB21.4%
vs RHB21.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.1%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.7 BF
Expected batters faced23.7
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.
CLE lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Steven Kwan (L)13.7%3.0 PA
2Daniel Schneemann (L)26.9%3.0 PA
3José Ramírez (L)17.1%3.0 PA
4Rhys Hoskins (R)26.6%3.0 PA
5Travis Bazzana (L)19.4%3.0 PA
6David Fry (R)25.5%2.7 PA
7Angel Martínez (L)24.5%2.0 PA
8Bo Naylor (L)23.6%2.0 PA
9Brayan Rocchio (L)15.2%2.0 PA