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Athletics at Kansas City Royals
9.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · +1.1 · 21 games
THE FINDING
Athletics at Kansas City Royals Home plate: Cory Blaser. 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 21 games. League average is 8.5. That's 1.1 more strikeouts per nine than average — the 1st widest zone of 85 umpires with a full sample.
STATS
zone
Wide zone
direction
loose
k9
9.6
leagueK9
8.5
delta
1.1
games
21
rank
1
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