PITCHER MATCHUP

Cionel Pérez vs Kansas City Royals

How the Kansas City Royals's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Cionel Pérez's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Cionel Pérez's arsenal

Throws LHPvs LHH xwOBA .307vs RHH xwOBA .353Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Sinker 35%SV 30%Four-Seam Fastball 19%Curveball 10%Slider 6%

How the Kansas City Royals's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the Kansas City Royals's top-9-by-AB hitters against Cionel Pérez, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .323
  1. 1 SP Salvador Perez RHB .360
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Salvador Perez
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .403 xwOBA over 281 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .367 xwOBA over 482 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 122 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 297 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 BW Bobby Witt Jr. RHB .359
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bobby Witt Jr.
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .376 xwOBA over 333 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .346 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .365 xwOBA over 517 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 106 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 334 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 CJ Carter Jensen LHB .312
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Carter Jensen
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 92 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 188 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 39 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 99 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  4. 4 JC Jac Caglianone LHB .321
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jac Caglianone
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 106 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .369 xwOBA over 198 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 55 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .410 xwOBA over 100 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  5. 5 IC Isaac Collins SH .302
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Isaac Collins
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 133 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 406 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 52 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 74 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 MM Michael Massey LHB .288
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Michael Massey
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 141 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .242 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 376 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 107 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 VP Vinnie Pasquantino LHB .328
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Vinnie Pasquantino
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 251 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 7 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 592 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .331 xwOBA over 169 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 NL Nick Loftin RHB .302
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nick Loftin
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 142 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 3 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 241 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 106 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 MG Maikel Garcia RHB .331
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Maikel Garcia
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 347 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • SV (30% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 7 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (19% usage) projects to .345 xwOBA over 472 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (10% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 74 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 257 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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