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Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks

7.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -0.9 · 25 games

Published Saturday, September 12, 2026

Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks Home plate: Chad Fairchild. 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 25 games. League average is 8.5. That's 0.9 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 1st tightest zone of 88 umpires with a full sample.

THE BET THIS ARGUED FOR

Brandon Pfaadt Under 4.5 strikeouts
-147 at the time this was published
Kumar Rocker Under 3.5 strikeouts
-108 at the time this was published

THE NUMBERS

matchup
Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks
ump name
Chad Fairchild
zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.6
league k9
8.5
delta
-0.9
games
25
rank
1
qualified
88
line
7.6 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -0.9 · 25 games
angle
umpire_tight

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