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MLBhitter vs arsenal
-7 pts
STRIKES OUT LESS
Published Friday, September 18, 2026
Sal Stewart 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 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Clay Holmes throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 7 points better. The reason is the sinker: Clay Holmes throws it 49% of the time, and Sal Stewart strikes out 11% of the time against it across 148 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
701398
player name
Sal Stewart
team
Cincinnati Reds
matchup
Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
pitcher name
Clay Holmes
direction
comfortable
headline
-7 pts
weighted krate
0.143
own baseline
0.218
k delta
-0.075
weighted avg
0.283
mix covered
0.919
detail
Sal Stewart 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 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Clay Holmes throws, compared with 22% against everyone else — 7 points better. The reason is the sinker: Clay Holmes throws it 49% of the time, and Sal Stewart strikes out 11% of the time against it across 148 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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