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Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies
Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies
Published Friday, September 25, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies Home plate: Cory Blaser. 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 26 games. League average is 8.5. That's 1.0 more strikeouts per nine than average — the 1st widest zone of 88 umpires with a full sample.
THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR
Cristopher Sánchez Over 5.5 strikeouts
-147 at the time this was published
Freddy Peralta Over 4.5 strikeouts
+115 at the time this was published
THE NUMBERS
matchup
Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies
ump name
Cory Blaser
zone
Wide zone
direction
loose
k9
9.5
league k9
8.5
delta
1.0
games
26
rank
1
qualified
88
line
9.5 K/9 vs 8.5 league · +1.0 · 26 games
angle
umpire_loose
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