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Strikeouts · Wednesday, April 8, 2026

HOU @ COL Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, April 8, 2026

HOU
HOU
Houston Astros
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Final
COL
Colorado Rockies
COL
Coors FieldElevation 5,190 ftCenter Field 415 ft 71°F Partly CloudyWind 13 mph, In From LF

HOU Cristian Javier · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate15.9% K / BF

vs LHB19.5%
vs RHB16.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)2.8%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.6 BF

Expected batters faced22.6
From recent starts2

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection4.3 K

Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Strikeout Line · O/U 4.5we lean Under

BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM+110-145
BOLBetOnline+130-169
DKDraftKings+119-152
FDFanDuel+124-166
MBMyBookie+123-171

We project 4.3 K vs the 4.5 line — leaning Under. Display only — not betting advice.

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COL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Edouard Julien (L)26.7%3.0 PA
2Tyler Freeman (R)19.9%3.0 PA
3Mickey Moniak (L)20.6%3.0 PA
4Hunter Goodman (R)26.5%3.0 PA
5Jake McCarthy (L)19.9%2.6 PA
6Ezequiel Tovar (R)23.2%2.0 PA
7Troy Johnston (L)22.3%2.0 PA
8Brenton Doyle (R)26.2%2.0 PA
9Kyle Karros (R)27.3%2.0 PA

COL Michael Lorenzen · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate18.2% K / BF

vs LHB19.4%
vs RHB19.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.4%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.9 BF

Expected batters faced22.9
From recent starts2

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection4.2 K

Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Strikeout Line · O/U 3.5we lean Over

BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM-130-105
BOLBetOnline-119-109
DKDraftKings-112-114
FANFanatics-120-110
FDFanDuel-130-102
MBMyBookie-123-113

We project 4.2 K vs the 3.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

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HOU lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Jeremy Peña (R)19.3%3.0 PA
2Yordan Alvarez (L)18.3%3.0 PA
3Jose Altuve (R)18.8%3.0 PA
4Isaac Paredes (R)22.8%3.0 PA
5Christian Walker (R)18.7%2.9 PA
6Cam Smith (R)22.6%2.0 PA
7Joey Loperfido (L)24.9%2.0 PA
8Brice Matthews (R)25.7%2.0 PA
9Christian Vázquez (R)20.7%2.0 PA