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+9 pts
Cole Young is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 25% of the time against the kind of pitches Jesús Luzardo throws, compared with 17% against everyone else — 9 points worse. The reason is the sweeper: Jesús Luzardo throws it 38% of the time, and Cole Young strikes out 44% of the time against it across 36 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.
Published Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Cole Young is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 25% of the time against the kind of pitches Jesús Luzardo throws, compared with 17% against everyone else — 9 points worse. The reason is the sweeper: Jesús Luzardo throws it 38% of the time, and Cole Young strikes out 44% of the time against it across 36 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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