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+10 pts

Zack Gelof is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 35% of the time against the kind of pitches Cody Bradford throws, compared with 25% against everyone else — 10 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Cody Bradford throws it 36% of the time, and Zack Gelof strikes out 38% of the time against it across 29 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

Published Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Zack Gelof is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 35% of the time against the kind of pitches Cody Bradford throws, compared with 25% against everyone else — 10 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Cody Bradford throws it 36% of the time, and Zack Gelof strikes out 38% of the time against it across 29 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR

Zack Gelof Over 0.5 strikeouts

THE NUMBERS

player id
680869
player name
Zack Gelof
team
Athletics
matchup
Athletics @ Texas Rangers
pitcher name
Cody Bradford
direction
vulnerable
headline
+10 pts
weighted krate
0.352
own baseline
0.252
k delta
0.1
weighted avg
0.204
mix covered
0.859
detail
Zack Gelof is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 35% of the time against the kind of pitches Cody Bradford throws, compared with 25% against everyone else — 10 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Cody Bradford throws it 36% of the time, and Zack Gelof strikes out 38% of the time against it across 29 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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