ATL @ LAD Strikeouts matchups · Friday, May 8, 2026

ATL

Atlanta Braves

1–3

Final

LAD

Los Angeles Dodgers

◆ UNIQLO Field at Dodger StadiumElevation 515 ftCenter Field 395 ft☀ 69°F ClearWind 6 mph, L To R

Chris Sale · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate29.9% K/BF

vs LHB26.5%

vs RHB29.6%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)21.0%

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.

Projection6.3 K

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

LAD lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Shohei Ohtani (L)20.5%3.0 PA

2Will Smith (R)21.5%3.0 PA

3Freddie Freeman (L)21.6%3.0 PA

4Andy Pages (R)22.1%3.0 PA

5Teoscar Hernández (R)20.8%3.0 PA

6Kyle Tucker (L)19.7%2.2 PA

7Hyeseong Kim (L)24.4%2.0 PA

8Max Muncy (L)22.1%2.0 PA

9Santiago Espinal (R)21.0%2.0 PA

Emmet Sheehan · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate28.0% K/BF

vs LHB28.2%

vs RHB24.6%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.1%

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

Workload22.6 BF

Expected batters faced22.6

From recent starts6

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

Projection6.0 K

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

ATL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Drake Baldwin (L)23.3%3.0 PA

2Ozzie Albies (L)18.6%3.0 PA

3Matt Olson (L)22.9%3.0 PA

4Michael Harris II (L)20.8%3.0 PA

5Mauricio Dubón (R)17.6%2.6 PA

6Jorge Mateo (R)22.6%2.0 PA

7Austin Riley (R)27.4%2.0 PA

8Mike Yastrzemski (L)21.4%2.0 PA

9Kyle Farmer (R)22.8%2.0 PA