‹ Strikeouts · Friday, May 8, 2026
MIN @ CLE Strikeouts matchups · Friday, May 8, 2026
MIN
Minnesota Twins
4–6
Final
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
◆ Progressive FieldElevation 653 ftCenter Field 405 ft☀ 55°F DrizzleWind 13 mph, Out To RF
Connor Prielipp · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate23.8% K/BF
vs LHB18.3%
vs RHB26.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.0%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload21.8 BF
Expected batters faced21.8
From recent starts3
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.7 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
1Steven Kwan (L)18.3%3.0 PA
2Angel Martínez (R)16.6%3.0 PA
3José Ramírez (R)16.0%3.0 PA
4Rhys Hoskins (R)25.3%2.8 PA
5David Fry (R)24.8%2.0 PA
6Travis Bazzana (L)23.2%2.0 PA
7Brayan Rocchio (R)18.5%2.0 PA
8Austin Hedges (R)18.8%2.0 PA
9Petey Halpin (L)21.5%2.0 PA
Parker Messick · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate26.8% K/BF
vs LHB22.9%
vs RHB27.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)20.0%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.7 BF
Expected batters faced22.7
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection5.7 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
MIN lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Byron Buxton (R)22.0%3.0 PA
2Austin Martin (R)18.5%3.0 PA
3Ryan Jeffers (R)18.7%3.0 PA
4Josh Bell (R)20.3%3.0 PA
5Luke Keaschall (R)19.9%2.7 PA
6Brooks Lee (R)20.2%2.0 PA
7Kody Clemens (L)22.2%2.0 PA
8Matt Wallner (L)25.9%2.0 PA
9Royce Lewis (R)21.9%2.0 PA