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+7 pts

Shay Whitcomb is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 37% of the time against the kind of pitches Quinn Mathews throws, compared with 29% against everyone else — 7 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Quinn Mathews throws it 17% of the time, and Shay Whitcomb strikes out 56% of the time against it across 9 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 14, 2026

Shay Whitcomb is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 37% of the time against the kind of pitches Quinn Mathews throws, compared with 29% against everyone else — 7 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Quinn Mathews throws it 17% of the time, and Shay Whitcomb strikes out 56% of the time against it across 9 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

Shay Whitcomb Over 0.5 strikeouts

THE NUMBERS

player id
694376
player name
Shay Whitcomb
team
San Francisco Giants
matchup
San Francisco Giants @ St. Louis Cardinals
pitcher name
Quinn Mathews
direction
vulnerable
headline
+7 pts
weighted krate
0.365
own baseline
0.293
k delta
0.072
weighted avg
0.173
mix covered
0.804
detail
Shay Whitcomb is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 37% of the time against the kind of pitches Quinn Mathews throws, compared with 29% against everyone else — 7 points worse. The reason is the changeup: Quinn Mathews throws it 17% of the time, and Shay Whitcomb strikes out 56% of the time against it across 9 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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