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MLBumpire2026-08-16
San Diego Padres at Cleveland Guardians
7.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -0.9 · 23 games
THE FINDING
San Diego Padres at Cleveland Guardians Home plate: Todd Tichenor. 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 23 games. League average is 8.5. That's 0.9 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 2nd tightest zone of 84 umpires with a full sample.
STATS
zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.6
leagueK9
8.5
delta
-0.9
games
23
rank
2
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