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MLBhitter vs arsenal

+11 pts

Eduardo Valencia is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 42% of the time against the kind of pitches Zebby Matthews throws, compared with 31% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Zebby Matthews throws it 36% of the time, and Eduardo Valencia strikes out 48% of the time against it across 27 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 71% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

Published Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Eduardo Valencia is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 42% of the time against the kind of pitches Zebby Matthews throws, compared with 31% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Zebby Matthews throws it 36% of the time, and Eduardo Valencia strikes out 48% of the time against it across 27 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 71% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR

Eduardo Valencia Over 0.5 strikeouts

THE NUMBERS

player id
680664
player name
Eduardo Valencia
team
Detroit Tigers
matchup
Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers
pitcher name
Zebby Matthews
direction
vulnerable
headline
+11 pts
weighted krate
0.416
own baseline
0.306
k delta
0.11
weighted avg
0.288
mix covered
0.71
detail
Eduardo Valencia is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 42% of the time against the kind of pitches Zebby Matthews throws, compared with 31% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Zebby Matthews throws it 36% of the time, and Eduardo Valencia strikes out 48% of the time against it across 27 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 71% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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