EDGEAI
-21 pts
Christian Franklin 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 6% of the time against the kind of pitches Gabriel Hughes throws, compared with 27% against everyone else — 21 points better. The reason is the four-seam fb: Gabriel Hughes throws it 55% of the time, and Christian Franklin strikes out 6% of the time against it across 17 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 55% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
Published Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Christian Franklin 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 6% of the time against the kind of pitches Gabriel Hughes throws, compared with 27% against everyone else — 21 points better. The reason is the four-seam fb: Gabriel Hughes throws it 55% of the time, and Christian Franklin strikes out 6% of the time against it across 17 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 55% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
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