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Texas Rangers at Houston Astros

7.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -0.9 · 20 games

Published Sunday, August 2, 2026

Texas Rangers at Houston Astros Home plate: Todd Tichenor. 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 20 games. League average is 8.5. That's 0.9 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 3rd tightest zone of 82 umpires with a full sample.

THE NUMBERS

zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.6
league k9
8.5
delta
-0.9
games
20
rank
3

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Texas Rangers at Houston Astros — MLB · 2026-08-02 | EdgeAI