EDGEAI
-10 pts
Corey Seager 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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Ryan Johnson throws, compared with 25% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the cutter: Ryan Johnson throws it 34% of the time, and Corey Seager strikes out 10% of the time against it across 20 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Saturday, August 22, 2026
Corey Seager 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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Ryan Johnson throws, compared with 25% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the cutter: Ryan Johnson throws it 34% of the time, and Corey Seager strikes out 10% of the time against it across 20 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
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