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Bryan De La Cruz is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 29% of the time against the kind of pitches Grant Holmes throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 6 points worse. The reason is the slider: Grant Holmes throws it 37% of the time, and Bryan De La Cruz strikes out 31% of the time against it across 13 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 66% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
Published Monday, September 7, 2026
Bryan De La Cruz is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 29% of the time against the kind of pitches Grant Holmes throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 6 points worse. The reason is the slider: Grant Holmes throws it 37% of the time, and Bryan De La Cruz strikes out 31% of the time against it across 13 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 66% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
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