LAD @ HOU Strikeouts matchups · Tuesday, May 5, 2026

LAD

Los Angeles Dodgers

1–2

Final

HOU

Houston Astros

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

Shohei Ohtani · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate27.4% K/BF

vs LHB24.0%

vs RHB28.6%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.9%

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

Workload23.3 BF

Expected batters faced23.3

From recent starts5

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.

HOU lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Jose Altuve (R)19.2%3.0 PA

2Brice Matthews (R)27.0%3.0 PA

3Isaac Paredes (R)17.6%3.0 PA

4Christian Walker (R)20.2%3.0 PA

5Cam Smith (R)27.6%3.0 PA

6Zach Cole (L)24.1%2.3 PA

7Christian Vázquez (R)19.3%2.0 PA

8Nick Allen (R)24.1%2.0 PA

9Braden Shewmake (L)21.5%2.0 PA

Peter Lambert · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate24.1% K/BF

vs LHB26.7%

vs RHB19.1%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)9.4%

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

Workload22.7 BF

Expected batters faced22.7

From recent starts3

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

Projection4.5 K

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

LAD lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Alex Call (R)19.7%3.0 PA

2Freddie Freeman (L)17.1%3.0 PA

3Will Smith (R)19.7%3.0 PA

4Kyle Tucker (L)19.5%3.0 PA

5Teoscar Hernández (R)26.3%2.7 PA

6Max Muncy (L)20.6%2.0 PA

7Andy Pages (R)21.7%2.0 PA

8Santiago Espinal (R)19.1%2.0 PA

9Miguel Rojas (R)17.9%2.0 PA