‹ Strikeouts · Saturday, May 16, 2026
KC @ STL Strikeouts matchups · Saturday, May 16, 2026
KC
Kansas City Royals
2–4
Final
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
◆ Busch StadiumElevation 460 ftCenter Field 400 ft☀ 78°F OvercastWind 8 mph, R To L
Noah Cameron · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.6% K/BF
vs LHB21.5%
vs RHB20.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.6%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.2 BF
Expected batters faced23.2
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.
STL lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Masyn Winn (R)16.4%3.0 PA
2Iván Herrera (R)17.5%3.0 PA
3Jordan Walker (R)23.4%3.0 PA
4Alec Burleson (L)19.0%3.0 PA
5José Fermín (R)20.3%3.0 PA
6Thomas Saggese (R)26.2%2.2 PA
7Nathan Church (L)20.7%2.0 PA
8Pedro Pagés (R)26.5%2.0 PA
9Victor Scott II (L)20.4%2.0 PA
Kyle Leahy · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.1% K/BF
vs LHB20.0%
vs RHB20.8%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.8%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.8 BF
Expected batters faced22.8
From recent starts8
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 RHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)15.7%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)20.1%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)17.2%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)23.8%3.0 PA
5Elias Díaz (R)23.5%2.8 PA
6Jac Caglianone (L)25.4%2.0 PA
7Isaac Collins (L)22.1%2.0 PA
8Michael Massey (L)19.0%2.0 PA
9Kyle Isbel (L)21.1%2.0 PA