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Strikeouts · Sunday, May 17, 2026

TEX @ HOU Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, May 17, 2026

TEX
TEX
Texas Rangers
80
Final
HOU
Houston Astros
HOU
Daikin ParkElevation 45 ftCenter Field 409 ft 73°F Roof ClosedWind 0 mph, None

TEX Nathan Eovaldi · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate23.9% K / BF

vs LHB21.9%
vs RHB25.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.3%

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

Workload24.0 BF

Expected batters faced24.0
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection6.4 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 5.5we lean Over

BookOverUnder
BOLBetOnline-167+128
BRBetRivers-159+120
BOVBovada-160+120
FDFanDuel-158+118

We project 6.4 K vs the 5.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

HOU lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Brice Matthews (R)26.5%3.0 PA
2Christian Vázquez (R)20.3%3.0 PA
3Shay Whitcomb (R)25.8%3.0 PA
4Zach Cole (L)28.0%3.0 PA
5Zach Dezenzo (R)26.7%3.0 PA
6Braden Shewmake (L)18.9%3.0 PA
7Cam Smith (R)28.1%2.0 PA
8César Salazar (L)18.9%2.0 PA
9Nick Allen (R)21.3%2.0 PA

HOU Peter Lambert · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate21.8% K / BF

vs LHB23.9%
vs RHB19.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.8%

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

Workload23.4 BF

Expected batters faced23.4
From recent starts5

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection4.9 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 Over

BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM-160+120
BOLBetOnline-152+117
BRBetRivers-165+123
BOVBovada-145+110
DKDraftKings-152+119
FANFanatics-140+105
FDFanDuel-140+114

We project 4.9 K vs the 4.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

TEX lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Evan Carter (L)18.9%3.0 PA
2Sam Haggerty (L)22.7%3.0 PA
3Josh Jung (R)19.8%3.0 PA
4Andrew McCutchen (R)25.0%3.0 PA
5Ezequiel Duran (R)23.2%3.0 PA
6Alejandro Osuna (L)19.8%2.4 PA
7Jake Burger (R)23.7%2.0 PA
8Justin Foscue (R)24.1%2.0 PA
9Kyle Higashioka (R)25.7%2.0 PA