Royals vs White Sox match player stats | 2026 Tuesday, May 12th

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Royals @ White Sox Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox

Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, May 12th
Time : 12/05/26 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Erick Fedde’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this year (74.8% vs. 64.1% last season) ought to work in his favor consider they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

,Erick Fedde has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 5.68 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 6.83 — a 1.14 K/9 disparity.

,Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #22 stadium in baseball for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Stephen Kolek has been lucky since the start of last season, putting up a 3.56 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.53 — a 0.97 deviation.

,Stephen Kolek has been one of the luckiest hurlers in the league on balls in play since the start of last season with a .256 BABIP and should see that luck normalize going forward.

Negatives with the Chicago White Sox Game Today

When it comes to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Erick Fedde in the 12th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-worst stadium in baseball for strikeouts.

,The weather forecast projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Grading out in the 2nd percentile, Erick Fedde put up a 7.2% Swinging Strike percentage since the start of last season.

,Ranking in the 11th percentile, Erick Fedde has compiled a 15.3% K% this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Stephen Kolek in the 5th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

,Tallying 74.9 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Stephen Kolek ranks in the 7th percentile.

,Stephen Kolek’s 2182.3-rpm fastball spin rate since the start of last season ranks in the 24th percentile out of all starters.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Erick Fedde’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 9th percentile among all starters in baseball currently.

,The 5th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Guaranteed Rate Field.

,Considering the 2.07 difference between Erick Fedde’s 3.79 ERA and his 5.86 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball this year and figures to perform worse the rest of the season.

,Erick Fedde has recorded a 5.86 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control) this year, placing in the 11th percentile.

,Stephen Kolek is an extreme groundball pitcher (48.8% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Guaranteed Rate Field — the #10 HR venue among all major league stadiums — in this matchup.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the best among all the teams today.

,Stephen Kolek has recorded a 4.44 K/BB rate since the start of last season, grading out in the 93rd percentile.

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