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MLBhitter vs arsenal

-7 pts

STRIKES OUT LESS

Published Thursday, September 17, 2026

Alika Williams 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 Drew Rasmussen throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 7 points better. The reason is the four-seam fb: Drew Rasmussen throws it 28% of the time, and Alika Williams strikes out 12% of the time against it across 57 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
675961
player name
Alika Williams
team
Athletics
matchup
Athletics @ Tampa Bay Rays
pitcher name
Drew Rasmussen
direction
comfortable
headline
-7 pts
weighted krate
0.153
own baseline
0.225
k delta
-0.072
weighted avg
0.386
mix covered
0.938
detail
Alika Williams 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 Drew Rasmussen throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 7 points better. The reason is the four-seam fb: Drew Rasmussen throws it 28% of the time, and Alika Williams strikes out 12% of the time against it across 57 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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