‹ Strikeouts · Friday, May 15, 2026
KC @ STL Strikeouts matchups · Friday, May 15, 2026
KC
Kansas City Royals
4–5
Final
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
◆ Busch StadiumElevation 460 ftCenter Field 400 ft☀ 79°F CloudyWind 11 mph, R To L
Michael Wacha · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.2% K/BF
vs LHB20.8%
vs RHB20.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.9%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload24.1 BF
Expected batters faced24.1
From recent starts8
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection5.0 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1JJ Wetherholt (L)18.9%3.0 PA
2Yohel Pozo (R)21.3%3.0 PA
3Alec Burleson (L)18.6%3.0 PA
4Jordan Walker (R)25.2%3.0 PA
5Nolan Gorman (L)28.0%3.0 PA
6Masyn Winn (R)20.5%3.0 PA
7Nathan Church (L)21.3%2.1 PA
8Pedro Pagés (R)24.6%2.0 PA
9José Fermín (R)20.3%2.0 PA
Dustin May · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.0% K/BF
vs LHB18.7%
vs RHB22.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.4%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.0 BF
Expected batters faced23.0
From recent starts7
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.6 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)16.2%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)19.4%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)17.6%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)23.4%3.0 PA
5Carter Jensen (L)30.8%3.0 PA
6Lane Thomas (R)24.8%2.0 PA
7Isaac Collins (L)22.6%2.0 PA
8Michael Massey (L)20.1%2.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)21.2%2.0 PA