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-9 pts

STRIKES OUT LESS

Published Friday, September 25, 2026

Ryan Vilade 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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Cristopher Sánchez throws, compared with 24% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Cristopher Sánchez throws it 44% of the time, and Ryan Vilade strikes out 13% of the time against it across 54 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

THE NUMBERS

player id
668723
player name
Ryan Vilade
team
Tampa Bay Rays
matchup
Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies
pitcher name
Cristopher Sánchez
direction
comfortable
headline
-9 pts
weighted krate
0.152
own baseline
0.239
k delta
-0.087
weighted avg
0.309
mix covered
1
detail
Ryan Vilade 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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Cristopher Sánchez throws, compared with 24% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Cristopher Sánchez throws it 44% of the time, and Ryan Vilade strikes out 13% of the time against it across 54 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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