Kenta Maeda or Tatsuya Imai

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Kenta Maeda or Tatsuya Imai Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP,RP - HOU	Kenta Maeda SP,RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	‐

Games Started	15	‐

Innings Pitched	75.2	‐

Wins	6	‐

Losses	4	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	58	‐

Earned Runs	42	‐

Home Runs Allowed	9	‐

Strikeouts	96	‐

Walks	51	‐

ERA	5.00	‐

WHIP	1.44	‐

Kenta Maeda or Tatsuya Imai Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP,RP - HOU	Kenta Maeda SP,RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	26	6

Games Started	26	2

Innings Pitched	148.0	15.8

Wins	8	1

Losses	8	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	135	18

Earned Runs	70	18

Home Runs Allowed	19	4

Strikeouts	148	12

Walks	62	5

ERA	4.26	10.26

WHIP	1.34	1.46

Kenta Maeda or Tatsuya Imai Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP,RP - HOU	Kenta Maeda SP,RP - FA
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	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
	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
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	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
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

Kenta Maeda or Tatsuya Imai Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Tatsuya Imai SP,RP - HOU			Kenta Maeda SP,RP - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#146
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#314
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#257
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#249
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#366
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#111
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#226
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#93
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#243
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#269
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244