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+11 pts

Ali Sánchez 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 Ethan Pecko throws, compared with 27% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the sinker: Ethan Pecko throws it 30% of the time, and Ali Sánchez strikes out 55% of the time against it across 11 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 62% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

Published Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Ali Sánchez 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 Ethan Pecko throws, compared with 27% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the sinker: Ethan Pecko throws it 30% of the time, and Ali Sánchez strikes out 55% of the time against it across 11 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 62% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR

Ali Sánchez Over 0.5 strikeouts

THE NUMBERS

player id
645305
player name
Ali Sánchez
team
New York Yankees
matchup
Houston Astros @ New York Yankees
pitcher name
Ethan Pecko
direction
vulnerable
headline
+11 pts
weighted krate
0.381
own baseline
0.269
k delta
0.112
weighted avg
0.238
mix covered
0.618
detail
Ali Sánchez 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 Ethan Pecko throws, compared with 27% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the sinker: Ethan Pecko throws it 30% of the time, and Ali Sánchez strikes out 55% of the time against it across 11 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 62% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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