EDGEAI
-10 pts
Colton Cowser 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 20% of the time against the kind of pitches Nick Martinez throws, compared with 31% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the cutter: Nick Martinez throws it 21% of the time, and Colton Cowser strikes out 0% 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.
Published Sunday, August 23, 2026
Colton Cowser 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 20% of the time against the kind of pitches Nick Martinez throws, compared with 31% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the cutter: Nick Martinez throws it 21% of the time, and Colton Cowser strikes out 0% 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.
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