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+8 pts
Blaze Alexander is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 30% of the time against the kind of pitches Tanner Gordon throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 8 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Tanner Gordon throws it 44% of the time, and Blaze Alexander strikes out 29% of the time against it across 65 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Monday, August 31, 2026
Blaze Alexander is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 30% of the time against the kind of pitches Tanner Gordon throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 8 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Tanner Gordon throws it 44% of the time, and Blaze Alexander strikes out 29% of the time against it across 65 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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