‹ Strikeouts · Sunday, May 17, 2026
TEX @ HOU Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, May 17, 2026
TEX
Texas Rangers
8–0
Final
HOU
Houston Astros
◆ Daikin ParkElevation 45 ftCenter Field 409 ft☀ 73°F Roof ClosedWind 0 mph, None
Nathan Eovaldi · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate23.9% K/BF
vs LHB21.9%
vs RHB25.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.3%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload24.0 BF
Expected batters faced24.0
From recent starts8
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection6.4 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
1Brice Matthews (R)26.5%3.0 PA
2Christian Vázquez (R)20.3%3.0 PA
3Shay Whitcomb (R)25.8%3.0 PA
4Zach Cole (L)28.0%3.0 PA
5Zach Dezenzo (R)26.7%3.0 PA
6Braden Shewmake (L)18.9%3.0 PA
7Cam Smith (R)28.1%2.0 PA
8César Salazar (L)18.9%2.0 PA
9Nick Allen (R)21.3%2.0 PA
Peter Lambert · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.8% K/BF
vs LHB23.9%
vs RHB19.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.8%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.4 BF
Expected batters faced23.4
From recent starts5
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.9 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
1Evan Carter (L)18.9%3.0 PA
2Sam Haggerty (L)22.7%3.0 PA
3Josh Jung (R)19.8%3.0 PA
4Andrew McCutchen (R)25.0%3.0 PA
5Ezequiel Duran (R)23.2%3.0 PA
6Alejandro Osuna (L)19.8%2.4 PA
7Jake Burger (R)23.7%2.0 PA
8Justin Foscue (R)24.1%2.0 PA
9Kyle Higashioka (R)25.7%2.0 PA