EDGEAI
-9 pts
STRIKES OUT LESS
Published Sunday, September 27, 2026
James McCann is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 16% of the time against the kind of pitches Randy Vásquez throws, compared with 25% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Randy Vásquez throws it 17% of the time, and James McCann strikes out 5% of the time against it across 22 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 72% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
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