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Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers
Published Sunday, September 20, 2026
Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Home plate: James Jean. 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 25 games. League average is 8.5. That's 0.7 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 2nd tightest zone of 88 umpires with a full sample.
THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR
Jacob deGrom Under 5.5 strikeouts
-108 at the time this was published
Spencer Miles Under 1.5 strikeouts
+135 at the time this was published
THE NUMBERS
matchup
Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers
ump name
James Jean
zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.8
league k9
8.5
delta
-0.7
games
25
rank
2
qualified
88
line
7.8 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -0.7 · 25 games
angle
umpire_tight
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