‹ Strikeouts · Wednesday, May 6, 2026
CLE @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, May 6, 2026
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
3–1
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 61°F ClearWind 3 mph, L To R
Joey Cantillo · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.6% K/BF
vs LHB21.3%
vs RHB23.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.0%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload21.9 BF
Expected batters faced21.9
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.9 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 LHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)18.6%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)18.4%3.0 PA
3Jac Caglianone (L)25.9%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)20.8%2.9 PA
5Vinnie Pasquantino (L)24.1%2.0 PA
6Kyle Isbel (L)23.7%2.0 PA
7Isaac Collins (R)25.0%2.0 PA
8Nick Loftin (R)18.5%2.0 PA
9Elias Díaz (R)20.1%2.0 PA
Cole Ragans · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate29.6% K/BF
vs LHB22.4%
vs RHB31.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)21.9%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload21.5 BF
Expected batters faced21.5
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection5.2 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 LHPExp PA
1Angel Martínez (R)17.0%3.0 PA
2Chase DeLauter (L)17.7%3.0 PA
3José Ramírez (R)16.0%3.0 PA
4Kyle Manzardo (L)21.7%2.5 PA
5David Fry (R)23.9%2.0 PA
6Daniel Schneemann (L)26.0%2.0 PA
7Brayan Rocchio (R)17.8%2.0 PA
8Austin Hedges (R)19.0%2.0 PA
9Petey Halpin (L)21.6%2.0 PA