EDGEAI
-6 pts
Freddy Fermin 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 13% of the time against the kind of pitches Jake Irvin throws, compared with 20% against everyone else — 6 points better. The reason is the curveball: Jake Irvin throws it 23% of the time, and Freddy Fermin strikes out 10% of the time against it across 10 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Monday, September 7, 2026
Freddy Fermin 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 13% of the time against the kind of pitches Jake Irvin throws, compared with 20% against everyone else — 6 points better. The reason is the curveball: Jake Irvin throws it 23% of the time, and Freddy Fermin strikes out 10% of the time against it across 10 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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