‹ Strikeouts · Thursday, May 7, 2026
CLE @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, May 7, 2026
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
8–5
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 63°F Partly CloudyWind 10 mph, Out To RF
Slade Cecconi · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate18.7% K/BF
vs LHB21.6%
vs RHB17.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.7%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.2 BF
Expected batters faced23.2
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.4 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)18.1%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)20.3%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)17.7%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)22.6%3.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)29.3%3.0 PA
6Jac Caglianone (L)25.4%2.2 PA
7Isaac Collins (L)22.9%2.0 PA
8Nick Loftin (R)17.0%2.0 PA
9Lane Thomas (R)21.6%2.0 PA
Seth Lugo · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.4% K/BF
vs LHB21.6%
vs RHB19.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.8%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.9 BF
Expected batters faced23.9
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.
CLE lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Steven Kwan (L)13.8%3.0 PA
2Angel Martínez (L)24.6%3.0 PA
3José Ramírez (L)17.1%3.0 PA
4Kyle Manzardo (L)26.9%3.0 PA
5Daniel Schneemann (L)26.4%3.0 PA
6Travis Bazzana (L)17.6%2.9 PA
7Brayan Rocchio (L)15.2%2.0 PA
8Bo Naylor (L)23.1%2.0 PA
9Petey Halpin (L)22.6%2.0 PA