← CLE at KC, Sep 27, 2026
2:10 PM CT · Kauffman Stadium · lineup projected
Hitter · KC · batting 4Maikel Garcia
Bats rightTalent grade ——Normal
–wOBA vs RHP–xwOBA vs his mix3.8expected PA
Starter · CLETBD
Stable
4.3projected K–K%1.9trips vs this hitter
MarketBTBWithout the matchupMatchup
1+ hit61.6%61.7%-0.2
2+ total bases34.5%34.9%-0.3
Home run6.0%6.8%-0.8
Matchup: points this starter, his pitch mix, the bullpen and the park add or take away, against the same hitter over the same trips facing league-average opposition. "Without the matchup" takes them back out.
What moves the number
1+ hit
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
-0.0
Park
-0.1
2+ total bases
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
+0.0
Park
-0.4
Home run
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
+0.0
Park
-0.8

Points each piece adds or takes away. The pitch-mix piece is folded into the fitted model when it scores the pair, so it often reads zero.

Statcast

opens on right-handers, the hand he faces tonight

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FormNormal
Contact rating–percentile of xwOBA
Last 100 pitches–
wOBA / xwOBA.366 / .309running 57 points ahead of his contact
Last 12 games, oldest to newest
Hit7/12
2+ total bases6/12
Home run0/12

Context only. Streaks and hot or cold labels don't move a projection: in our tests recent results didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season.

The hitter

season-level talent read
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Against right-handers, last 90 days

0 PA
wOBA–
xwOBA vs this mix–against pitches like his
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Talent blends this season with last season, shrunk toward league average where the sample is thin. Recent hot or cold streaks are not weighted: in our tests they didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season does.

The starter he faces

Starter not announced.

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