Cristian Javier or Tatsuya Imai

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Cristian Javier or Tatsuya Imai Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Cristian Javier SP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	9

Games Started	15	5

Innings Pitched	61.2	27.1

Wins	6	1

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	50	31

Earned Runs	38	20

Home Runs Allowed	9	4

Strikeouts	77	23

Walks	40	15

ERA	5.55	6.59

WHIP	1.46	1.68

Cristian Javier or Tatsuya Imai Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Cristian Javier SP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	26	25

Games Started	26	25

Innings Pitched	148.0	136.3

Wins	8	7

Losses	8	9

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	135	125

Earned Runs	70	71

Home Runs Allowed	19	21

Strikeouts	148	123

Walks	62	56

ERA	4.26	4.70

WHIP	1.34	1.33

Cristian Javier or Tatsuya Imai Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Cristian Javier SP - HOU
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Cristian Javier allowed three earned runs on seven hits while striking out two over six innings in Monday’s loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th
	Tatsuya Imai allowed two earned runs on one hit and four walks while striking out one over 2/3 of an inning in Monday’s win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 28th	Cristian Javier is a candidate to start against Blue Jays on Monday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Tatsuya Imai allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out eight over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Marlins. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd	Astros right-hander Cristian Javier threw a bullpen session on Friday, meaning he could line up as the starting pitcher for Sunday's series finale against the Rangers. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Cristian Javier allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over three innings in Sunday's loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th
	Tatsuya Imai allowed two earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three over 3 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s win over the Nationals. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 8th	The Astros activated RHP Cristian Javier from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
	His low three-quarters slot borders on sidearm and creates a unique approach angle to the plate that adds deception and keeps hitters off balance. He throws four pitches, but his primary mix consists of a four-seam fastball, slider and splitter. The four-seamer sits 95-97 mph, touching 98-99 at peak with a flat plane of approach and heavy armside run. His fastball is particularly effective when located in the upper third of the zone and has been successful at generating swings and misses.Imai's best pitch is his slider, which is his primary swing-and-miss weapon. The gyro slider sits 85-87 mph, touching 88-89 with late downshift that creates unique armside movement. The combination of Imai's low arm slot, above-average velocity and late armside break make his slider a unique offering. The splitter is Imai's third pitch, and it features good vertical separation off the fastball. It gets heavy armside run, working as a swing-and-miss pitch against lefthanded hitters. Imai also threw a curveball around 2% of the time in 2025 that featured spin rates in the 2,500-2,600 rpm range and around 8-9 inches of sweep. There's also a real possibility the Astros add a sweeper to his arsenal. Chris Welsh - FantasyPros

Cristian Javier or Tatsuya Imai Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU			Cristian Javier SP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#103	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#103
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#140	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#140
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#252	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#252
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#332	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#332
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#311	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#311
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#434	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#304	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#304
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#98	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#98
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#281	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#281
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#61	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#61
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#110	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#110
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#10	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#10
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#35	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#35
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#218	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#218
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#330	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#330
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#192	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#192
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#127	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#127
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#56	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#56
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#87	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#331	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#331
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#106	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#106
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#312	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#312
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#413	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#413
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-4)	#88	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#38	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#38
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#55	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#55
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#92	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#84	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#16	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#305	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#305
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#286	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#286
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#181	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#181
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#69	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#283	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#283
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#108	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#63	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#63
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#105	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#105
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#253	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#253
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#74	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#74
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89	@ SD	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#258	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#258
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#148	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#148
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-3)	#165	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-3)	#165
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#175	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#175
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA			vs SEA
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ ATH