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+13 pts
Drake Baldwin 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 Aaron Nola throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 13 points worse. The reason is the knuckle curve: Aaron Nola throws it 33% of the time, and Drake Baldwin strikes out 67% of the time against it across 12 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Friday, September 11, 2026
Drake Baldwin 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 Aaron Nola throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 13 points worse. The reason is the knuckle curve: Aaron Nola throws it 33% of the time, and Drake Baldwin strikes out 67% of the time against it across 12 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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