EDGEAI
MLBhitter vs arsenal
-7 pts
STRIKES OUT LESS
Published Thursday, September 17, 2026
Max Muncy 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 24% of the time against the kind of pitches Drew Rasmussen throws, compared with 32% against everyone else — 7 points better. The reason is the sinker: Drew Rasmussen throws it 23% of the time, and Max Muncy strikes out 13% of the time against it across 56 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
THE NUMBERS
player id
691777
player name
Max Muncy
team
Athletics
matchup
Athletics @ Tampa Bay Rays
pitcher name
Drew Rasmussen
direction
comfortable
headline
-7 pts
weighted krate
0.242
own baseline
0.315
k delta
-0.073
weighted avg
0.296
mix covered
0.938
detail
Max Muncy 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 24% of the time against the kind of pitches Drew Rasmussen throws, compared with 32% against everyone else — 7 points better. The reason is the sinker: Drew Rasmussen throws it 23% of the time, and Max Muncy strikes out 13% of the time against it across 56 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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