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MLBumpire2026-07-30
Boston Red Sox at Athletics
7.8 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -0.7 · 19 games
THE FINDING
Boston Red Sox at Athletics Home plate: Nate Tomlinson. 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 19 games. League average is 8.5. That's 0.7 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 5th tightest zone of 81 umpires with a full sample.
STATS
zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.8
leagueK9
8.5
delta
-0.7
games
19
rank
5
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