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+11 pts
Sal Stewart 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 Kevin Gausman throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Kevin Gausman throws it 51% of the time, and Sal Stewart strikes out 36% of the time against it across 149 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 29, 2026
Sal Stewart 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 Kevin Gausman throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 11 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Kevin Gausman throws it 51% of the time, and Sal Stewart strikes out 36% of the time against it across 149 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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