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Strikeouts · Sunday, June 21, 2026

STL @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, June 21, 2026

STL
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
vs
2:10 PM EDT
KC
Kansas City Royals
KC
Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft

STL Dustin May · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate23.6% K / BF

vs LHB22.9%
vs RHB23.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.6%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.9 BF

Expected batters faced23.9
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection5.5 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

Last 5 GamesStrikeouts

May 21vs PIT7
May 27@ MIL9
Jun 2vs TEX9
Jun 9@ NYM6
Jun 15vs SD9
KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Carter Jensen (L)25.1%3.0 PA
2Lane Thomas (R)22.8%3.0 PA
3Jac Caglianone (L)26.3%3.0 PA
4Salvador Perez (R)19.7%3.0 PA
5Michael Massey (L)16.2%3.0 PA
6Nick Loftin (R)17.0%2.9 PA
7John Rave (L)23.3%2.0 PA
8Isaac Collins (L)21.9%2.0 PA
9Tyler Tolbert (R)25.1%2.0 PA

KC Stephen Kolek · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate17.9% K / BF

vs LHB21.7%
vs RHB15.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.3%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.9 BF

Expected batters faced23.9
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection4.3 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

Last 5 GamesStrikeouts

May 23vs SEA2
May 29@ TEX5
Jun 3@ CIN8
Jun 9vs TEX3
Jun 14vs HOU4
STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1JJ Wetherholt (L)18.5%3.0 PA
2Iván Herrera (R)17.2%3.0 PA
3Alec Burleson (L)18.4%3.0 PA
4Jordan Walker (R)25.4%3.0 PA
5Lars Nootbaar (L)22.4%3.0 PA
6Masyn Winn (R)20.0%2.9 PA
7Jimmy Crooks (L)23.8%2.0 PA
8Blaze Jordan (R)22.0%2.0 PA
9Nathan Church (L)24.8%2.0 PA