HOU @ ATH Strikeouts matchups · Friday, April 3, 2026

HOU

Houston Astros

4–11

Final

ATH

Athletics

◆ Sutter Health ParkElevation 24 ftCenter Field 403 ft☀ 73°F ClearWind 3 mph, Out To RF

Cristian Javier · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate17.3% K/BF

vs LHB19.3%

vs RHB18.8%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)7.1%

How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.8 BF

Expected batters faced22.8

From recent starts1

How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.

Projection5.0 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

ATH lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Nick Kurtz (L)28.6%3.0 PA

2Shea Langeliers (R)22.8%3.0 PA

3Tyler Soderstrom (L)23.3%3.0 PA

4Brent Rooker (R)28.0%3.0 PA

5Darell Hernaiz (R)22.2%2.8 PA

6Lawrence Butler (L)21.4%2.0 PA

7Max Muncy (R)29.3%2.0 PA

8Andy Ibáñez (R)21.6%2.0 PA

9Denzel Clarke (R)28.4%2.0 PA

Jeffrey Springs · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate18.5% K/BF

vs LHB20.3%

vs RHB19.4%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.9%

How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.9 BF

Expected batters faced22.9

From recent starts1

How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.

Projection4.4 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

HOU lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Jeremy Peña (R)18.7%3.0 PA

2Christian Vázquez (R)21.8%3.0 PA

3Shay Whitcomb (R)18.9%3.0 PA

4Joey Loperfido (L)21.7%3.0 PA

5Nick Allen (R)21.0%2.9 PA

6Cam Smith (R)24.7%2.0 PA

7Jake Meyers (R)21.7%2.0 PA

8Yainer Diaz (R)21.5%2.0 PA

9Brice Matthews (R)29.6%2.0 PA