HOU @ ATH Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, April 5, 2026

HOU

Houston Astros

10–12

Final

ATH

Athletics

◆ Sutter Health ParkElevation 24 ftCenter Field 403 ft☀ 78°F Partly CloudyWind 4 mph, Out To RF

Lance McCullers Jr. · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate26.3% K/BF

vs LHB24.2%

vs RHB25.1%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.8%

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

Workload23.1 BF

Expected batters faced23.1

From recent starts1

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

Projection6.5 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)28.0%3.0 PA

2Shea Langeliers (R)25.3%3.0 PA

3Tyler Soderstrom (L)23.4%3.0 PA

4Brent Rooker (R)27.4%3.0 PA

5Jacob Wilson (R)18.1%3.0 PA

6Lawrence Butler (L)23.1%2.1 PA

7Max Muncy (R)28.0%2.0 PA

8Jeff McNeil (L)23.7%2.0 PA

9Denzel Clarke (R)29.9%2.0 PA

Jacob Lopez · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate17.3% K/BF

vs LHB20.2%

vs RHB18.8%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)6.0%

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

1Jose Altuve (R)20.3%3.0 PA

2Yordan Alvarez (L)18.9%3.0 PA

3Carlos Correa (R)19.7%3.0 PA

4Christian Walker (R)22.7%3.0 PA

5Cam Smith (R)25.4%2.9 PA

6Yainer Diaz (R)21.9%2.0 PA

7Jake Meyers (R)23.5%2.0 PA

8Brice Matthews (R)28.7%2.0 PA

9Nick Allen (R)20.7%2.0 PA