STL @ HOU Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, April 19, 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

Matthew Liberatore · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate17.8% K/BF

vs LHB22.2%

vs RHB17.0%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)7.8%

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

Workload23.2 BF

Expected batters faced23.2

From recent starts4

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.

HOU lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Carlos Correa (R)21.2%3.0 PA

2Yordan Alvarez (L)18.1%3.0 PA

3Jose Altuve (R)23.1%3.0 PA

4Christian Walker (R)21.1%3.0 PA

5Brice Matthews (R)29.3%3.0 PA

6Cam Smith (R)23.1%2.2 PA

7Yainer Diaz (R)19.5%2.0 PA

8Dustin Harris (L)21.8%2.0 PA

9Taylor Trammell (L)21.6%2.0 PA

Mike Burrows · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate18.8% K/BF

vs LHB17.2%

vs RHB22.7%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.2%

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

Workload23.9 BF

Expected batters faced23.9

From recent starts4

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

Projection4.7 K

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

STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1JJ Wetherholt (L)18.4%3.0 PA

2Iván Herrera (R)16.8%3.0 PA

3Alec Burleson (L)15.3%3.0 PA

4Jordan Walker (R)25.4%3.0 PA

5Ramón Urías (R)18.8%3.0 PA

6Masyn Winn (R)21.7%2.9 PA

7José Fermín (R)22.2%2.0 PA

8Pedro Pagés (R)20.5%2.0 PA

9Thomas Saggese (R)25.2%2.0 PA