‹ Strikeouts · Saturday, May 9, 2026
DET @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Saturday, May 9, 2026
DET
Detroit Tigers
1–5
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 82°F Partly CloudyWind 10 mph, L To R
Burch Smith · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate27.4% K/BF
vs LHB23.4%
vs RHB27.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.8%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload15.3 BF
Expected batters faced15.3
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection3.9 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 RHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)17.5%2.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)19.2%2.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)17.1%2.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)22.7%2.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)31.3%2.0 PA
6Jac Caglianone (L)26.1%2.0 PA
7Lane Thomas (R)21.6%1.3 PA
8Michael Massey (L)20.3%1.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)21.3%1.0 PA
Michael Wacha · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.0% K/BF
vs LHB20.1%
vs RHB20.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.5%
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.
Projection4.8 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
DET lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Kevin McGonigle (L)13.9%3.0 PA
2Matt Vierling (R)20.2%3.0 PA
3Hao-Yu Lee (R)23.8%3.0 PA
4Riley Greene (L)27.4%3.0 PA
5Dillon Dingler (R)20.9%3.0 PA
6Wenceel Pérez (L)18.1%2.9 PA
7Spencer Torkelson (R)27.5%2.0 PA
8Zach McKinstry (L)20.3%2.0 PA
9Jake Rogers (R)24.2%2.0 PA