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Strikeouts · Friday, June 12, 2026

HOU @ KC Strikeouts matchups · Friday, June 12, 2026

HOU
HOU
Houston Astros
108
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
KC
Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft 83°F Partly CloudyWind 6 mph, R To L

HOU Tatsuya Imai · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate23.9% K / BF

vs LHB20.7%
vs RHB26.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.4%

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

Workload20.9 BF

Expected batters faced20.9
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.

Last 5 GamesStrikeouts

May 12vs SEA3
May 18@ MIN5
May 25@ TEX2
May 31vs MIL5
Jun 6vs ATH8

Strikeout Line · O/U 4.5we lean Over

BookOverUnder
BRBetRivers+100-132
BOVBovada-105-125
DKDraftKings+103-132
FANFanatics+100-130
FDFanDuel-106-125

We project 4.7 K vs the 4.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Carter Jensen (L)28.2%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)21.7%3.0 PA
3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)17.0%2.9 PA
4Maikel Garcia (R)18.0%2.0 PA
5Jac Caglianone (L)25.1%2.0 PA
6Salvador Perez (R)20.0%2.0 PA
7Michael Massey (L)17.5%2.0 PA
8Kameron Misner (L)24.3%2.0 PA
9Isaac Collins (L)23.8%2.0 PA

KC Luinder Avila · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate21.6% K / BF

vs LHB22.1%
vs RHB21.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)7.8%

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

Workload17.1 BF

Expected batters faced17.1
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection3.9 K

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

Last 3 GamesStrikeouts

Apr 4vs MIL4
Jun 1@ CIN5
Jun 6@ MIN3

Strikeout Line · O/U 3.5we lean Over

BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM-115-115
BRBetRivers-117-114
BOVBovada-125-105
DKDraftKings-115-111
FDFanDuel-120-102

We project 3.9 K vs the 3.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

HOU lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Jeremy Peña (R)18.1%2.0 PA
2Yordan Alvarez (L)19.0%2.0 PA
3Christian Walker (R)23.3%2.0 PA
4Isaac Paredes (R)18.3%2.0 PA
5Jose Altuve (R)23.3%2.0 PA
6Joey Loperfido (L)26.3%2.0 PA
7Cam Smith (R)26.5%2.0 PA
8Taylor Trammell (L)30.4%2.0 PA
9Christian Vázquez (R)19.4%1.1 PA