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-9 pts

STRIKES OUT LESS

Published Wednesday, September 16, 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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Chris Bassitt throws, compared with 24% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Chris Bassitt throws it 38% of the time, and Mark Vientos strikes out 6% of the time against it across 49 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 79% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE NUMBERS

player id
668901
player name
Mark Vientos
team
New York Mets
matchup
Baltimore Orioles @ New York Mets
pitcher name
Chris Bassitt
direction
comfortable
headline
-9 pts
weighted krate
0.147
own baseline
0.24
k delta
-0.093
weighted avg
0.235
mix covered
0.787
detail
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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Chris Bassitt throws, compared with 24% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Chris Bassitt throws it 38% of the time, and Mark Vientos strikes out 6% of the time against it across 49 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 79% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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