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MLBhitter vs arsenal

+12 pts

Konnor Griffin is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 38% of the time against the kind of pitches Yusei Kikuchi throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 12 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Yusei Kikuchi throws it 39% of the time, and Konnor Griffin strikes out 42% of the time against it across 53 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 72% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

Published Saturday, September 5, 2026

Konnor Griffin is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 38% of the time against the kind of pitches Yusei Kikuchi throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 12 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Yusei Kikuchi throws it 39% of the time, and Konnor Griffin strikes out 42% of the time against it across 53 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 72% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR

Konnor Griffin Over 0.5 strikeouts

THE NUMBERS

player id
804606
player name
Konnor Griffin
team
Pittsburgh Pirates
matchup
Los Angeles Angels @ Pittsburgh Pirates
pitcher name
Yusei Kikuchi
direction
vulnerable
headline
+12 pts
weighted krate
0.379
own baseline
0.264
k delta
0.115
weighted avg
0.246
mix covered
0.717
detail
Konnor Griffin is a worse strikeout risk than usual tonight, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 38% of the time against the kind of pitches Yusei Kikuchi throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 12 points worse. The reason is the four-seam fb: Yusei Kikuchi throws it 39% of the time, and Konnor Griffin strikes out 42% of the time against it across 53 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 72% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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