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St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
9.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · +1.1 · 23 games
Published Tuesday, September 1, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers Home plate: Alex MacKay. 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 2nd widest zone of 88 umpires with a full sample.
THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR
Eric Lauer Over 3.5 strikeouts
-140 at the time this was published
Michael McGreevy Over 3.5 strikeouts
+130 at the time this was published
THE NUMBERS
matchup
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
ump name
Alex MacKay
zone
Wide zone
direction
loose
k9
9.6
league k9
8.5
delta
1.1
games
23
rank
2
qualified
88
line
9.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · +1.1 · 23 games
angle
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