‹ Strikeouts · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
BOS @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
BOS
Boston Red Sox
7–1
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 58°F OvercastWind 6 mph, L To R
Ranger Suarez · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate24.4% K/BF
vs LHB25.4%
vs RHB22.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.6%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.1 BF
Expected batters faced22.1
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.
KC lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Maikel Garcia (R)18.2%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)17.2%3.0 PA
3Salvador Perez (R)20.3%3.0 PA
4Lane Thomas (R)19.2%3.0 PA
5Jac Caglianone (L)23.0%2.1 PA
6Starling Marte (R)23.3%2.0 PA
7Vinnie Pasquantino (L)24.5%2.0 PA
8Michael Massey (L)23.6%2.0 PA
9Carter Jensen (L)20.4%2.0 PA
Bailey Falter · LHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate18.4% K/BF
vs LHB19.8%
vs RHB19.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)9.0%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload19.4 BF
Expected batters faced19.4
From recent starts3
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection3.8 K
Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.
BOS lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Jarren Duran (L)23.3%3.0 PA
2Ceddanne Rafaela (R)26.0%2.4 PA
3Wilyer Abreu (L)20.1%2.0 PA
4Willson Contreras (R)21.0%2.0 PA
5Masataka Yoshida (L)19.4%2.0 PA
6Nick Sogard (R)24.0%2.0 PA
7Carlos Narváez (R)21.4%2.0 PA
8Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R)22.0%2.0 PA
9Marcelo Mayer (L)22.4%2.0 PA