HOU @ MIN Strikeouts matchups · Monday, May 18, 2026

HOU

Houston Astros

3–6

Final

MIN

Minnesota Twins

◆ Target FieldElevation 828 ftCenter Field 404 ft☀ 61°F OvercastWind 2 mph, Calm

Tatsuya Imai · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.2% K/BF

vs LHB21.1%

vs RHB23.5%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.4%

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

Workload20.8 BF

Expected batters faced20.8

From recent starts4

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

Projection4.4 K

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

MIN lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Austin Martin (R)20.0%3.0 PA

2Trevor Larnach (L)19.4%3.0 PA

3Victor Caratini (L)19.1%2.8 PA

4Kody Clemens (L)24.4%2.0 PA

5Josh Bell (L)24.9%2.0 PA

6Luke Keaschall (R)17.2%2.0 PA

7Brooks Lee (L)17.3%2.0 PA

8Tristan Gray (L)25.3%2.0 PA

9James Outman (L)28.3%2.0 PA

Kendry Rojas · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate23.4% K/BF

vs LHB24.9%

vs RHB21.0%

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

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

Workload19.8 BF

Expected batters faced19.8

From recent starts3

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

Projection4.3 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 LHPExp PA

1Jeremy Peña (R)17.9%3.0 PA

2Isaac Paredes (R)17.9%2.8 PA

3Yordan Alvarez (L)20.2%2.0 PA

4Christian Walker (R)21.9%2.0 PA

5Zach Cole (L)26.3%2.0 PA

6Braden Shewmake (L)21.1%2.0 PA

7Brice Matthews (R)25.6%2.0 PA

8Cam Smith (R)22.8%2.0 PA

9Christian Vázquez (R)20.9%2.0 PA