‹ Strikeouts · Friday, May 8, 2026
TB @ BOS Strikeouts matchups · Friday, May 8, 2026
TB
Tampa Bay Rays
0–2
Final
BOS
Boston Red Sox
◆ Fenway ParkElevation 21 ftCenter Field 420 ft☀ 58°F ClearWind 5 mph, Out To RF
Jesse Scholtens · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.6% K/BF
vs LHB17.6%
vs RHB23.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.2%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload21.4 BF
Expected batters faced21.4
From recent starts5
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.5 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
BOS lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Jarren Duran (L)24.3%3.0 PA
2Willson Contreras (R)28.6%3.0 PA
3Wilyer Abreu (L)21.9%3.0 PA
4Masataka Yoshida (L)15.8%2.4 PA
5Trevor Story (R)27.8%2.0 PA
6Ceddanne Rafaela (R)20.8%2.0 PA
7Marcelo Mayer (L)20.9%2.0 PA
8Carlos Narváez (R)25.7%2.0 PA
9Caleb Durbin (R)15.5%2.0 PA
Connelly Early · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.2% K/BF
vs LHB23.3%
vs RHB20.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)9.3%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.3 BF
Expected batters faced22.3
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.3 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
TB lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Yandy Díaz (R)17.5%3.0 PA
2Ryan Vilade (R)18.9%3.0 PA
3Junior Caminero (R)18.6%3.0 PA
4Jonathan Aranda (L)25.1%3.0 PA
5Jonny DeLuca (R)20.9%2.3 PA
6Ben Williamson (R)20.7%2.0 PA
7Chandler Simpson (L)17.6%2.0 PA
8Nick Fortes (R)19.6%2.0 PA
9Taylor Walls (R)21.0%2.0 PA