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	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
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Blake Snell hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Tarik Skubal is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Snell doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Tarik Skubal throws a 4-seam fastball 37% of the time. Blake Snell hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

37%

Slider (L)

21%

Sinker (L)

16%

Kn-Curve (L)

15% of Tarik Skubal's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Blake Snell hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 15%

+4%

Weak Challenge 11%

+2%

Edge Painter 19%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+0%

Chaser 6%

Fringe Miss 12%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Meatball 3%

-2%

Likely Ball 17%

-3%

16% of Tarik Skubal's pitches are classified as Very Fast Velocity, which is 13% higher than the MLB average. Blake Snell hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Very Fast Velo 16%

+13%

Medium Ride 23%

+9%

42.1% of Blake Snell's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 20.4% higher than the league average. Tarik Skubal strikes out 20.4% of the batters he faces, which is 6.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

21%

Strikeout +20.4% +6.3% 7%

Walk -1.6% -3.3% 64%

In Play -18.8% -3.0% 39%

On Base -6.6% -6.0% 31%

Hit -5.0% -2.7% 14%

Single -1.2% -1.2% 13%

2B / 3B -0.7% -1.5% 3%

Home Run -3.1% 0.0%

100.0% of Blake Snell's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 65.6% higher than the league average. Tarik Skubal induces Standard Grounders at a 38.3% rate, which is 3.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +65.6% +3.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% -2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -15.0% -1.7% 9%

Rising Liner -9.6% -0.4% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% -1.7% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% +0.3% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -20.1% +2.4% 3%

Pop up -3.4% +0.2%

0.0% of Blake Snell's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 24.3% lower than the league average. 22.7% of batted balls allowed by Tarik Skubal are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -16.2% -1.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph -21.2% +1.3% 18%

87 to 93 mph +81.1% +1.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph -19.4% +0.1% 24%

Above 100 mph -24.3% -1.6%

0.0% of Blake Snell's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 11.4% lower than the league average. 10.3% of batted balls allowed by Tarik Skubal are hit at this angle, which is 1.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%