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Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers
9.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · +1.1 · 23 games
Published Monday, September 7, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers Home plate: Cory Blaser. 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 23 games. League average is 8.5. That's 1.1 more strikeouts per nine than average — the 1st widest zone of 88 umpires with a full sample.
THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR
Emmet Sheehan Over 6.5 strikeouts
+110 at the time this was published
Chase Burns Over 4.5 strikeouts
-142 at the time this was published
THE NUMBERS
matchup
Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers
ump name
Cory Blaser
zone
Wide zone
direction
loose
k9
9.6
league k9
8.5
delta
1.1
games
23
rank
1
qualified
88
line
9.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · +1.1 · 23 games
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