STL @ HOU Strikeouts matchups · Friday, April 17, 2026

STL

St. Louis Cardinals

9–4

Final

HOU

Houston Astros

◆ Daikin ParkElevation 45 ftCenter Field 409 ft☀ 73°F Roof ClosedWind 0 mph, None

Kyle Leahy · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate17.6% K/BF

vs LHB19.0%

vs RHB18.9%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.1%

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

Workload22.5 BF

Expected batters faced22.5

From recent starts3

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

Projection4.1 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 RHPExp PA

1Jose Altuve (R)18.4%3.0 PA

2Yordan Alvarez (L)16.4%3.0 PA

3Carlos Correa (R)18.3%3.0 PA

4Christian Walker (R)19.6%3.0 PA

5Brice Matthews (R)26.3%2.5 PA

6Cam Smith (R)23.2%2.0 PA

7Taylor Trammell (L)25.6%2.0 PA

8Christian Vázquez (R)21.4%2.0 PA

9Shay Whitcomb (R)23.6%2.0 PA

Peter Lambert · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate18.3% K/BF

vs LHB19.7%

vs RHB18.0%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.5%

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

Workload23.0 BF

Expected batters faced23.0

From recent starts0

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

Projection4.3 K

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

STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1JJ Wetherholt (L)19.7%3.0 PA

2Iván Herrera (R)17.1%3.0 PA

3Alec Burleson (L)15.6%3.0 PA

4Jordan Walker (R)24.6%3.0 PA

5Nolan Gorman (L)27.2%3.0 PA

6Masyn Winn (R)21.8%2.0 PA

7Nathan Church (L)23.1%2.0 PA

8Pedro Pagés (R)21.2%2.0 PA

9Victor Scott II (L)24.3%2.0 PA