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Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels
Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels
Published Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels Home plate: Chad Fairchild. 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 26 games. League average is 8.5. That's 0.8 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 1st tightest zone of 88 umpires with a full sample.
THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR
Yusei Kikuchi Under 5.5 strikeouts
-118 at the time this was published
George Kirby Under 5.5 strikeouts
-128 at the time this was published
THE NUMBERS
matchup
Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels
ump name
Chad Fairchild
zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.6
league k9
8.5
delta
-0.8
games
26
rank
1
qualified
88
line
7.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -0.8 · 26 games
angle
umpire_tight
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