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-11 pts

Joe Mack 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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Jake Irvin throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 11 points better. The reason is the curveball: Jake Irvin throws it 24% of the time, and Joe Mack strikes out 13% of the time against it across 16 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

Published Saturday, August 22, 2026

Joe Mack 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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Jake Irvin throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 11 points better. The reason is the curveball: Jake Irvin throws it 24% of the time, and Joe Mack strikes out 13% of the time against it across 16 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
691788
player name
Joe Mack
team
Miami Marlins
matchup
Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins
pitcher name
Jake Irvin
direction
comfortable
headline
-11 pts
weighted krate
0.147
own baseline
0.259
k delta
-0.112
weighted avg
0.28
mix covered
0.84
detail
Joe Mack 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 15% of the time against the kind of pitches Jake Irvin throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 11 points better. The reason is the curveball: Jake Irvin throws it 24% of the time, and Joe Mack strikes out 13% of the time against it across 16 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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