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-10 pts
Mark Vientos 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 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Cam Schlittler throws, compared with 24% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the cutter: Cam Schlittler throws it 25% of the time, and Mark Vientos strikes out 6% of the time against it across 16 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Sunday, September 13, 2026
Mark Vientos 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 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Cam Schlittler throws, compared with 24% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the cutter: Cam Schlittler throws it 25% of the time, and Mark Vientos strikes out 6% of the time against it across 16 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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