‹ Strikeouts · Tuesday, May 5, 2026
CLE @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Tuesday, May 5, 2026
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
3–5
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 53°F CloudyWind 0 mph, Calm
Gavin Williams · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate26.0% K/BF
vs LHB26.0%
vs RHB24.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.6%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.7 BF
Expected batters faced23.7
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection5.9 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)18.0%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)19.4%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)18.3%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)20.5%3.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)26.7%3.0 PA
6Jac Caglianone (L)25.6%2.7 PA
7Isaac Collins (L)23.3%2.0 PA
8Michael Massey (L)21.6%2.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)22.0%2.0 PA
Stephen Kolek · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate17.3% K/BF
vs LHB18.7%
vs RHB16.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.9%
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.
Projection4.0 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)13.5%3.0 PA
2Chase DeLauter (L)14.8%3.0 PA
3José Ramírez (L)17.0%3.0 PA
4Kyle Manzardo (L)27.6%3.0 PA
5Rhys Hoskins (R)25.8%3.0 PA
6Daniel Schneemann (L)27.2%2.0 PA
7Travis Bazzana (L)18.3%2.0 PA
8Angel Martínez (L)23.6%2.0 PA
9David Fry (R)24.6%2.0 PA