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Ketel Marte

matchup for Matt Festa

363rd out of 436 (Worst 17%)

Matt Festa

matchup for Ketel Marte

325th out of 567 (Worst 43%)

Strong advantage for Marte

Ketel Marte has a 33.0% chance of reaching base vs Matt Festa, which is 0.6% lower than Marte's typical expectations, and 2.2% higher than batters facing Festa.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	33.0%	23.0%	2.9%	6.0%	14.1%	10.0%	22.1%
Marte	-0.6	+1.0	-0.3	+1.0	+0.3	-1.6	+1.3
Festa	+2.2	-0.3	+0.1	+0.3	-0.7	+2.5	-3.1

Ketel Marte is a bit worse vs right-handed pitching. Matt Festa is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Marte has an A grade vs this particular release point.

Matt Festa throws a Slider 47% of the time. Ketel Marte has a D+ grade against right-handed Sliders

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

47%

4-Seam (R)

44%

Cutter (R)

8% of Matt Festa's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Ketel Marte has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 8%

+2%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Likely Ball 20%

+0%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Mid Challenge 11%

+0%

Chaser 5%

-1%

Weak Challenge 6%

-2%

Non-Competitive 10%

-3%

31% of Matt Festa's pitches are classified as Very Slow Velocity, which is 18% higher than the MLB average. Ketel Marte has an A- grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Very Slow Velo 31%

+18%

Breaking (R) 49%

+18%

Large Break 20%

+16%

Small Drop 25%

+13%

11.1% of Ketel Marte's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.9% lower than the league average. Matt Festa strikes out 19.4% of the batters he faces, which is 2.6% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Strikeout -5.9% +2.6% 3%

Walk +4.0% +3.5% 39%

In Play +2.0% -6.1% 39%

On Base +7.4% +0.8% 31%

Hit +3.4% -2.7% 14%

Single +0.1% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +0.5% -1.0% 3%

Home Run +2.9% -0.2%

39.2% of Ketel Marte's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.8% higher than the league average. Matt Festa induces Standard Grounders at a 28.3% rate, which is 6.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.3% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +4.8% -6.1% 7%

Hard Grounder +0.8% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer +0.9% +4.7% 9%

Rising Liner -0.7% -2.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.8% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -0.4% +1.2% 1%

No Doubter -0.4% +0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -3.5% -1.2% 3%

Pop up -0.5% +2.1%

29.4% of Ketel Marte's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 5.1% higher than the league average. 23.6% of batted balls allowed by Matt Festa are hit at above 100 mph, which is 0.7% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -3.1% 0.0% 21%

75 to 86 mph +1.0% +6.8% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.6% -1.8% 19%

94 to 99 mph -1.4% -4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +5.1% -0.7%

8.3% of Ketel Marte's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 3.1% lower than the league average. 12.9% of batted balls allowed by Matt Festa are hit at this angle, which is 1.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%