EDGEAI
+13 pts
Nolan Arenado is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 35% of the time against the kind of pitches Kevin Gausman throws, compared with 21% against everyone else — 13 points worse. The reason is the splitter: Kevin Gausman throws it 39% of the time, and Nolan Arenado strikes out 58% of the time against it across 12 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Monday, August 24, 2026
Nolan Arenado is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 35% of the time against the kind of pitches Kevin Gausman throws, compared with 21% against everyone else — 13 points worse. The reason is the splitter: Kevin Gausman throws it 39% of the time, and Nolan Arenado strikes out 58% of the time against it across 12 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR
THE NUMBERS
This record was written when the finding was first published and has not been edited since. The numbers and the wording are what our engines produced on the day.