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+7 pts
Ryan McMahon is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 38% of the time against the kind of pitches Mason Fluharty throws, compared with 30% against everyone else — 7 points worse. The reason is the sweeper: Mason Fluharty throws it 41% of the time, and Ryan McMahon strikes out 61% of the time against it across 23 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Friday, August 21, 2026
Ryan McMahon is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 38% of the time against the kind of pitches Mason Fluharty throws, compared with 30% against everyone else — 7 points worse. The reason is the sweeper: Mason Fluharty throws it 41% of the time, and Ryan McMahon strikes out 61% of the time against it across 23 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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