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+11 pts
Denzer Guzman is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 36% of the time against the kind of pitches Parker Messick throws, compared with 25% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Parker Messick throws it 23% of the time, and Denzer Guzman strikes out 48% of the time against it across 23 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 79% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
Published Monday, August 24, 2026
Denzer Guzman is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 36% of the time against the kind of pitches Parker Messick throws, compared with 25% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Parker Messick throws it 23% of the time, and Denzer Guzman strikes out 48% of the time against it across 23 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 79% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
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