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+6 pts

Samuel Basallo is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 33% of the time against the kind of pitches Joey Cantillo throws, compared with 27% against everyone else — 6 points worse. The reason is the curveball: Joey Cantillo throws it 30% of the time, and Samuel Basallo strikes out 39% of the time against it across 28 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

Published Monday, September 7, 2026

Samuel Basallo is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 33% of the time against the kind of pitches Joey Cantillo throws, compared with 27% against everyone else — 6 points worse. The reason is the curveball: Joey Cantillo throws it 30% of the time, and Samuel Basallo strikes out 39% of the time against it across 28 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR

Samuel Basallo Over 0.5 strikeouts

THE NUMBERS

player id
694212
player name
Samuel Basallo
team
Baltimore Orioles
matchup
Cleveland Guardians @ Baltimore Orioles
pitcher name
Joey Cantillo
direction
vulnerable
headline
+6 pts
weighted krate
0.326
own baseline
0.268
k delta
0.058
weighted avg
0.211
mix covered
0.883
detail
Samuel Basallo is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 33% of the time against the kind of pitches Joey Cantillo throws, compared with 27% against everyone else — 6 points worse. The reason is the curveball: Joey Cantillo throws it 30% of the time, and Samuel Basallo strikes out 39% of the time against it across 28 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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