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PIT @ TEX Strikeouts matchups · Wednesday, April 22, 2026

PIT

Pittsburgh Pirates

8–4

Final

TEX

Texas Rangers

◆ Globe Life FieldElevation 545 ftCenter Field 407 ft☀ 74°F Roof ClosedWind 0 mph, None

Braxton Ashcraft · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate27.1% K/BF

vs LHB26.9%

vs RHB24.5%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.7%

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

Workload22.9 BF

Expected batters faced22.9

From recent starts4

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

Projection6.0 K

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

TEX lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Brandon Nimmo (L)20.6%3.0 PA

2Corey Seager (L)23.1%3.0 PA

3Jake Burger (R)26.1%3.0 PA

4Sam Haggerty (L)21.7%3.0 PA

5Josh Jung (R)19.8%2.9 PA

6Evan Carter (L)19.9%2.0 PA

7Kyle Higashioka (R)22.1%2.0 PA

8Andrew McCutchen (R)29.5%2.0 PA

9Ezequiel Duran (R)22.0%2.0 PA

Jack Leiter · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.3% K/BF

vs LHB21.1%

vs RHB23.5%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.3%

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

Workload22.8 BF

Expected batters faced22.8

From recent starts4

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

Projection5.3 K

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

PIT lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Oneil Cruz (L)26.1%3.0 PA

2Brandon Lowe (L)19.5%3.0 PA

3Bryan Reynolds (L)24.2%3.0 PA

4Marcell Ozuna (R)24.8%3.0 PA

5Ryan O'Hearn (L)20.3%2.8 PA

6Nick Gonzales (R)19.6%2.0 PA

7Billy Cook (R)24.9%2.0 PA

8Konnor Griffin (R)22.6%2.0 PA

9Joey Bart (R)25.6%2.0 PA