‹ Strikeouts · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
PIT @ STL Strikeouts matchups · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
6–9
Final
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
◆ Busch StadiumElevation 460 ftCenter Field 400 ft☀ 73°F CloudyWind 8 mph, L To R
Mitch Keller · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.0% K/BF
vs LHB18.6%
vs RHB21.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.2%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.3 BF
Expected batters faced23.3
From recent starts8
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.
STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1JJ Wetherholt (L)19.2%3.0 PA
2Iván Herrera (R)20.0%3.0 PA
3Alec Burleson (L)19.1%3.0 PA
4Jordan Walker (R)25.1%3.0 PA
5Nolan Gorman (L)27.3%3.0 PA
6Nathan Church (L)20.8%2.3 PA
7Thomas Saggese (R)24.6%2.0 PA
8Pedro Pagés (R)23.6%2.0 PA
9Victor Scott II (L)26.4%2.0 PA
Matthew Liberatore · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.0% K/BF
vs LHB22.1%
vs RHB19.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.2%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.7 BF
Expected batters faced22.7
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.
PIT lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Nick Gonzales (R)21.0%3.0 PA
2Konnor Griffin (R)25.0%3.0 PA
3Bryan Reynolds (R)20.1%3.0 PA
4Marcell Ozuna (R)24.6%3.0 PA
5Oneil Cruz (L)31.5%2.7 PA
6Spencer Horwitz (L)20.2%2.0 PA
7Brandon Lowe (L)26.6%2.0 PA
8Jake Mangum (R)20.4%2.0 PA
9Endy Rodríguez (R)24.2%2.0 PA