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+9 pts

Gabriel Arias is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 50% of the time against the kind of pitches Merrill Kelly throws, compared with 42% against everyone else — 9 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Merrill Kelly throws it 27% of the time, and Gabriel Arias strikes out 62% of the time against it across 13 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 77% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

Published Monday, August 24, 2026

Gabriel Arias is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 50% of the time against the kind of pitches Merrill Kelly throws, compared with 42% against everyone else — 9 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Merrill Kelly throws it 27% of the time, and Gabriel Arias strikes out 62% of the time against it across 13 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 77% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR

Gabriel Arias Over 0.5 strikeouts

THE NUMBERS

player id
672356
player name
Gabriel Arias
team
Chicago Cubs
matchup
Chicago Cubs @ Arizona Diamondbacks
pitcher name
Merrill Kelly
direction
vulnerable
headline
+9 pts
weighted krate
0.503
own baseline
0.417
k delta
0.086
weighted avg
0.237
mix covered
0.765
detail
Gabriel Arias is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 50% of the time against the kind of pitches Merrill Kelly throws, compared with 42% against everyone else — 9 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Merrill Kelly throws it 27% of the time, and Gabriel Arias strikes out 62% of the time against it across 13 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 77% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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