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+16 pts
Eduardo Valencia is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 44% of the time against the kind of pitches Freddy Peralta throws, compared with 28% against everyone else — 16 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Freddy Peralta throws it 53% of the time, and Eduardo Valencia strikes out 50% of the time against it across 20 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 75% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
Published Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Eduardo Valencia is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 44% of the time against the kind of pitches Freddy Peralta throws, compared with 28% against everyone else — 16 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Freddy Peralta throws it 53% of the time, and Eduardo Valencia strikes out 50% of the time against it across 20 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 75% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
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