CHC @ TEX Strikeouts matchups · Friday, May 8, 2026

CHC

Chicago Cubs

7–1

Final

TEX

Texas Rangers

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

Ben Brown · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.8% K/BF

vs LHB25.9%

vs RHB20.1%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.6%

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

Workload15.1 BF

Expected batters faced15.1

From recent starts8

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

Projection3.5 K

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

TEX lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Sam Haggerty (L)24.2%2.0 PA

2Ezequiel Duran (R)20.8%2.0 PA

3Corey Seager (L)20.2%2.0 PA

4Josh Jung (R)20.2%2.0 PA

5Evan Carter (L)20.2%2.0 PA

6Andrew McCutchen (R)26.7%2.0 PA

7Jake Burger (R)24.8%1.1 PA

8Justin Foscue (R)24.7%1.0 PA

9Danny Jansen (R)25.4%1.0 PA

Kumar Rocker · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate19.4% K/BF

vs LHB21.4%

vs RHB18.7%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.8%

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

Workload22.2 BF

Expected batters faced22.2

From recent starts6

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.

CHC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Nico Hoerner (R)10.8%3.0 PA

2Michael Conforto (L)22.2%3.0 PA

3Alex Bregman (R)17.4%3.0 PA

4Ian Happ (L)25.8%3.0 PA

5Seiya Suzuki (R)23.6%2.2 PA

6Michael Busch (L)22.8%2.0 PA

7Carson Kelly (R)20.3%2.0 PA

8Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)22.9%2.0 PA

9Dansby Swanson (R)19.5%2.0 PA