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-11 pts
Christopher Morel 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 26% of the time against the kind of pitches Ethan Pecko throws, compared with 37% against everyone else — 11 points better. The reason is the sinker: Ethan Pecko throws it 27% of the time, and Christopher Morel strikes out 17% of the time against it across 12 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 55% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
Published Sunday, August 30, 2026
Christopher Morel 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 26% of the time against the kind of pitches Ethan Pecko throws, compared with 37% against everyone else — 11 points better. The reason is the sinker: Ethan Pecko throws it 27% of the time, and Christopher Morel strikes out 17% of the time against it across 12 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 55% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
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