STL @ HOU Strikeouts matchups · Saturday, April 18, 2026

STL

St. Louis Cardinals

7–5

Final

HOU

Houston Astros

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

Andre Pallante · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate15.4% K/BF

vs LHB17.3%

vs RHB17.0%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.3%

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

Workload23.1 BF

Expected batters faced23.1

From recent starts3

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

Projection3.7 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)18.5%3.0 PA

2Yordan Alvarez (L)15.9%3.0 PA

3Carlos Correa (R)18.4%3.0 PA

4Christian Walker (R)20.6%3.0 PA

5Isaac Paredes (R)21.4%3.0 PA

6Taylor Trammell (L)25.9%2.1 PA

7Cam Smith (R)22.6%2.0 PA

8Christian Vázquez (R)21.8%2.0 PA

9Shay Whitcomb (R)24.9%2.0 PA

Lance McCullers Jr. · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate23.6% K/BF

vs LHB22.5%

vs RHB23.9%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.1%

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

Workload22.3 BF

Expected batters faced22.3

From recent starts3

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.

STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1JJ Wetherholt (L)18.9%3.0 PA

2Iván Herrera (R)16.4%3.0 PA

3Alec Burleson (L)15.7%3.0 PA

4Jordan Walker (R)25.3%3.0 PA

5Nolan Gorman (L)28.7%2.3 PA

6Masyn Winn (R)20.7%2.0 PA

7Ramón Urías (R)19.5%2.0 PA

8Nathan Church (L)23.4%2.0 PA

9Victor Scott II (L)25.6%2.0 PA