PITCHER MATCHUP

Dean Kremer vs Kansas City Royals

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

Dean Kremer's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .323vs RHH xwOBA .301Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 27%Splitter 22%Cutter 19%Sinker 18%Curveball 13%Unknown 2%

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 Dean Kremer, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .313
  1. 1 SP Salvador Perez RHB .336
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Salvador Perez
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .350 xwOBA over 442 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 45 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 133 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .386 xwOBA over 256 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 106 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 JC Jac Caglianone LHB .322
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jac Caglianone
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .351 xwOBA over 161 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 39 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 86 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 CJ Carter Jensen LHB .321
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Carter Jensen
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 132 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 63 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 27 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 IC Isaac Collins SH .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Isaac Collins
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 358 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 47 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 115 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 MM Michael Massey LHB .299
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Michael Massey
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .270 xwOBA over 327 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .280 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 114 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 38 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 NL Nick Loftin RHB .305
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nick Loftin
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 200 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .271 xwOBA over 110 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 KI Kyle Isbel LHB .288
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Kyle Isbel
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 322 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .279 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 82 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 138 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 SM Starling Marte RHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Starling Marte
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 228 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 20 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 146 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 62 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 TT Tyler Tolbert RHB .327
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Tyler Tolbert
    • Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) projects to .335 xwOBA over 37 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .361 xwOBA over limited BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Cutter (19% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 13 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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