‹ Strikeouts · Saturday, May 23, 2026
HOU @ CHC Strikeouts matchups · Saturday, May 23, 2026
HOU
Houston Astros
3–0
Final
CHC
Chicago Cubs
◆ Wrigley FieldElevation 595 ftCenter Field 400 ft☀ 60°F Partly CloudyWind 7 mph, In From CF
Kai-Wei Teng · RHP
Pitcher strikeouts Rate23.4% K / BF
vs LHB23.0%
vs RHB23.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.9%
How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload16.5 BF
Expected batters faced16.5
From recent starts8
How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.
Projection3.6 K
Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.
CHC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)23.7%2.0 PA
2Alex Bregman (R)18.6%2.0 PA
3Michael Busch (L)20.5%2.0 PA
4Nico Hoerner (R)11.6%2.0 PA
5Kevin Alcántara (R)22.6%2.0 PA
6Seiya Suzuki (R)26.7%2.0 PA
7Moisés Ballesteros (L)22.0%2.0 PA
8Carson Kelly (R)20.8%1.5 PA
9Dansby Swanson (R)21.1%1.0 PA
Colin Rea · RHP
Pitcher strikeouts Rate19.0% K / BF
vs LHB20.0%
vs RHB19.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.8%
How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.8 BF
Expected batters faced22.8
From recent starts8
How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.
Projection4.7 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-120-110
BRBetRivers+100-134
BOVBovada-105-125
DKDraftKings-111-115
FDFanDuel-102-120
We project 4.7 K vs the 4.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.
HOU lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Jeremy Peña (R)20.7%3.0 PA
2Isaac Paredes (R)19.5%3.0 PA
3Zach Dezenzo (R)28.1%3.0 PA
4Christian Walker (R)23.5%3.0 PA
5Jake Meyers (R)22.9%2.8 PA
6Cam Smith (R)27.1%2.0 PA
7Nick Allen (R)21.1%2.0 PA
8Brice Matthews (R)27.9%2.0 PA
9César Salazar (L)19.8%2.0 PA