PITCHER MATCHUP

Kyle Bradish vs Kansas City Royals

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

Kyle Bradish's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .319vs RHH xwOBA .285Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Sinker 35%Slider 27%Curveball 20%Four-Seam Fastball 18%Changeup 1%

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .315
  1. 1 SP Salvador Perez RHB .332
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Salvador Perez
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .385 xwOBA over 257 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 282 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 111 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .344 xwOBA over 461 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  2. 2 BW Bobby Witt Jr. RHB .355
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bobby Witt Jr.
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .372 xwOBA over 310 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 312 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .360 xwOBA over 96 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .381 xwOBA over 487 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 JC Jac Caglianone LHB .348
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jac Caglianone
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 91 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .398 xwOBA over 91 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 47 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .353 xwOBA over 177 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  4. 4 CJ Carter Jensen LHB .308
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Carter Jensen
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 68 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 87 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 29 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 157 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 IC Isaac Collins SH .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Isaac Collins
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 117 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 66 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 382 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 MM Michael Massey LHB .302
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Michael Massey
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 120 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 103 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .244 xwOBA over 347 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  7. 7 VP Vinnie Pasquantino LHB .309
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Vinnie Pasquantino
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 224 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 156 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 92 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 564 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 NL Nick Loftin RHB .292
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nick Loftin
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 119 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 95 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 218 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 KI Kyle Isbel LHB .283
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Kyle Isbel
    • Sinker (35% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 142 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 106 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (20% usage) projects to .255 xwOBA over 79 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (18% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 341 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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