KC @ CWS Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, May 14, 2026

Kansas City Royals

2–6

Final

CWS

Chicago White Sox

◆ Rate FieldElevation 595 ftCenter Field 400 ft☀ 62°F ClearWind 11 mph, In From CF

Kris Bubic · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate24.2% K/BF

vs LHB24.4%

vs RHB23.5%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.2%

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

Workload23.2 BF

Expected batters faced23.2

From recent starts8

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.

CWS lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Chase Meidroth (R)20.4%3.0 PA

2Miguel Vargas (R)18.0%3.0 PA

3Munetaka Murakami (L)29.6%3.0 PA

4Tristan Peters (L)25.0%3.0 PA

5Edgar Quero (R)20.9%3.0 PA

6Andrew Benintendi (L)22.5%2.2 PA

7Derek Hill (R)24.0%2.0 PA

8Luisangel Acuña (R)19.6%2.0 PA

9Jarred Kelenic (L)21.8%2.0 PA

Anthony Kay · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.1% K/BF

vs LHB24.7%

vs RHB17.1%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)6.3%

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

Workload21.7 BF

Expected batters faced21.7

From recent starts8

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

Projection4.1 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)18.7%3.0 PA

2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)18.1%3.0 PA

3Jac Caglianone (L)23.3%3.0 PA

4Salvador Perez (R)20.2%2.7 PA

5Nick Loftin (R)17.8%2.0 PA

6Vinnie Pasquantino (L)23.9%2.0 PA

7Starling Marte (R)22.3%2.0 PA

8Isaac Collins (R)25.5%2.0 PA

9Kyle Isbel (L)22.7%2.0 PA