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+14 pts
Griffin Conine is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 45% of the time against the kind of pitches Shota Imanaga throws, compared with 31% against everyone else — 14 points worse. The reason is the splitter: Shota Imanaga throws it 33% of the time, and Griffin Conine strikes out 56% of the time against it across 9 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Friday, September 4, 2026
Griffin Conine is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 45% of the time against the kind of pitches Shota Imanaga throws, compared with 31% against everyone else — 14 points worse. The reason is the splitter: Shota Imanaga throws it 33% of the time, and Griffin Conine strikes out 56% of the time against it across 9 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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