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-9 pts

STRIKES OUT LESS

Published Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Brian Serven 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 17% of the time against the kind of pitches Nick Martinez throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the changeup: Nick Martinez throws it 26% of the time, and Brian Serven strikes out 9% 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 70% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE NUMBERS

player id
661531
player name
Brian Serven
team
Athletics
matchup
Athletics @ Tampa Bay Rays
pitcher name
Nick Martinez
direction
comfortable
headline
-9 pts
weighted krate
0.166
own baseline
0.261
k delta
-0.095
weighted avg
0.215
mix covered
0.703
detail
Brian Serven 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 17% of the time against the kind of pitches Nick Martinez throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the changeup: Nick Martinez throws it 26% of the time, and Brian Serven strikes out 9% 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 70% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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