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New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs

9.2 K/9 vs 8.5 league · +0.7 · 13 games

Published Saturday, August 1, 2026

New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs Home plate: Ron Kulpa. 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 13 games. League average is 8.5. That's 0.7 more strikeouts per nine than average — the 5th widest zone of 81 umpires with a full sample.

THE NUMBERS

zone
Wide zone
direction
loose
k9
9.2
league k9
8.5
delta
0.7
games
13
rank
5

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New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs — MLB · 2026-08-01 | EdgeAI