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Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros
9.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · +1.1 · 22 games
THE FINDING
Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros Home plate: Alex MacKay. 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 22 games. League average is 8.5. That's 1.1 more strikeouts per nine than average — the 2nd widest zone of 84 umpires with a full sample.
STATS
zone
Wide zone
direction
loose
k9
9.6
leagueK9
8.5
delta
1.1
games
22
rank
2
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