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-9 pts

STRIKES OUT LESS

Published Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Isaac Collins 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 13% of the time against the kind of pitches Hunter Brown throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Hunter Brown throws it 30% of the time, and Isaac Collins strikes out 10% of the time against it across 68 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 62% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE NUMBERS

player id
686555
player name
Isaac Collins
team
Kansas City Royals
matchup
Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
pitcher name
Hunter Brown
direction
comfortable
headline
-9 pts
weighted krate
0.132
own baseline
0.219
k delta
-0.087
weighted avg
0.267
mix covered
0.616
detail
Isaac Collins 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 13% of the time against the kind of pitches Hunter Brown throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Hunter Brown throws it 30% of the time, and Isaac Collins strikes out 10% of the time against it across 68 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 62% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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