‹ Strikeouts · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
HOU @ MIN Strikeouts matchups · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
HOU
Houston Astros
2–1
Final
MIN
Minnesota Twins
◆ Target FieldElevation 828 ftCenter Field 404 ft☀ 55°F OvercastWind 10 mph, Out To RF
Jason Alexander · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate20.7% K/BF
vs LHB20.4%
vs RHB21.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.7%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload21.8 BF
Expected batters faced21.8
From recent starts2
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection4.6 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
1Byron Buxton (R)24.8%3.0 PA
2Trevor Larnach (L)19.4%3.0 PA
3Ryan Kreidler (R)28.0%3.0 PA
4Kody Clemens (L)24.3%2.8 PA
5Austin Martin (R)18.9%2.0 PA
6Brooks Lee (L)16.7%2.0 PA
7Victor Caratini (L)18.9%2.0 PA
8Orlando Arcia (R)22.3%2.0 PA
9Luke Keaschall (R)18.5%2.0 PA
Zebby Matthews · RHP
Pitcher Strikeout Rate21.9% K/BF
vs LHB23.6%
vs RHB20.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.6%
How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload23.2 BF
Expected batters faced23.2
From recent starts1
How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.
Projection5.0 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
1Jeremy Peña (R)19.3%3.0 PA
2Isaac Paredes (R)20.3%3.0 PA
3Yordan Alvarez (L)19.6%3.0 PA
4Christian Walker (R)22.7%3.0 PA
5Cam Smith (R)28.0%3.0 PA
6Zach Cole (L)28.6%2.2 PA
7Jake Meyers (R)20.0%2.0 PA
8Nick Allen (R)20.5%2.0 PA
9Christian Vázquez (R)19.3%2.0 PA