‹ Strikeouts · Saturday, May 16, 2026
TEX @ HOU Strikeouts matchups · Saturday, May 16, 2026
TEX
Texas Rangers
1–4
Final
HOU
Houston Astros
◆ Daikin ParkElevation 45 ftCenter Field 409 ft☀ 73°F Roof ClosedWind 0 mph, None
Jacob deGrom · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate29.1% K/BF
vs LHB27.9%
vs RHB27.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)22.1%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.4 BF
Expected batters faced22.4
From recent starts8
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection6.3 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 RHPExp PA
1Nick Allen (R)21.3%3.0 PA
2Isaac Paredes (R)20.4%3.0 PA
3Yordan Alvarez (L)19.4%3.0 PA
4Christian Walker (R)22.5%3.0 PA
5Braden Shewmake (L)18.3%2.4 PA
6Brice Matthews (R)27.1%2.0 PA
7Zach Cole (L)27.8%2.0 PA
8Cam Smith (R)28.3%2.0 PA
9Christian Vázquez (R)20.8%2.0 PA
Kai-Wei Teng · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.2% K/BF
vs LHB22.3%
vs RHB22.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.0%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload15.6 BF
Expected batters faced15.6
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
1Joc Pederson (L)23.5%2.0 PA
2Brandon Nimmo (L)20.0%2.0 PA
3Josh Jung (R)19.4%2.0 PA
4Andrew McCutchen (R)25.3%2.0 PA
5Ezequiel Duran (R)23.8%2.0 PA
6Alejandro Osuna (L)20.8%2.0 PA
7Jake Burger (R)23.7%1.6 PA
8Danny Jansen (R)23.4%1.0 PA
9Justin Foscue (R)22.5%1.0 PA