KC @ CWS Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Kansas City Royals

5–6

Final

CWS

Chicago White Sox

◆ Rate FieldElevation 595 ftCenter Field 400 ft☀ 53°F Partly CloudyWind 8 mph, Out To RF

Seth Lugo · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.0% K/BF

vs LHB22.6%

vs RHB21.0%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.5%

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

Workload23.8 BF

Expected batters faced23.8

From recent starts8

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

Projection5.8 K

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

CWS lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Derek Hill (R)25.6%3.0 PA

2Munetaka Murakami (L)30.8%3.0 PA

3Miguel Vargas (R)19.6%3.0 PA

4Colson Montgomery (L)26.6%3.0 PA

5Chase Meidroth (R)25.5%3.0 PA

6Andrew Benintendi (L)25.1%2.8 PA

7Jarred Kelenic (L)23.5%2.0 PA

8Tristan Peters (L)21.1%2.0 PA

9Drew Romo (L)21.4%2.0 PA

Noah Schultz · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.2% K/BF

vs LHB23.9%

vs RHB19.3%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)6.6%

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

Workload22.3 BF

Expected batters faced22.3

From recent starts5

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 LHPExp PA

1Maikel Garcia (R)18.2%3.0 PA

2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)18.5%3.0 PA

3Jac Caglianone (L)23.8%3.0 PA

4Salvador Perez (R)19.6%3.0 PA

5Nick Loftin (R)18.5%2.3 PA

6Vinnie Pasquantino (L)24.6%2.0 PA

7Starling Marte (R)21.9%2.0 PA

8Isaac Collins (R)25.9%2.0 PA

9Carter Jensen (L)20.3%2.0 PA