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Jake Bauers

matchup for Matt Festa

12th out of 436 (Best 4%)

Matt Festa

matchup for Jake Bauers

382nd out of 567 (Worst 33%)

Strong advantage for Festa

Jake Bauers has a 25.8% chance of reaching base vs Matt Festa, which is 2.9% lower than Bauers's typical expectations, and 5.0% lower than batters facing Festa.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	25.8%	16.6%	3.4%	4.7%	8.5%	9.3%	39.0%
Bauers	-2.9	-0.4	+0.2	+0.6	-1.2	-2.5	+2.5
Festa	-5.0	-6.8	+0.6	-1.0	-6.3	+1.8	+13.8

Jake Bauers is slightly better vs right-handed pitching. Matt Festa is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Bauers has a D grade vs this particular release point.

Matt Festa throws a Slider 47% of the time. Jake Bauers has an F 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. Jake Bauers 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. Jake Bauers has a D- 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%

21.8% of Jake Bauers's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 12.0% higher 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

Strikeout +12.0% +2.6% 3%

Walk +2.9% +3.5% 46%

In Play -14.9% -6.1% 39%

On Base -5.1% +0.8% 31%

Hit -8.0% -2.7% 14%

Single -5.3% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B -4.9% -1.0% 3%

Home Run +2.2% -0.2%

28.7% of Jake Bauers's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.7% lower 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 -5.7% -6.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -1.8% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer +1.4% +4.7% 9%

Rising Liner +1.3% -2.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.3% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer +0.5% +1.2% 1%

No Doubter +0.8% +0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +3.7% -1.2% 3%

Pop up +0.5% +2.1%

26.2% of Jake Bauers's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 1.9% 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 +1.2% 0.0% 21%

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

87 to 93 mph +1.5% -1.8% 19%

94 to 99 mph -3.6% -4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +1.9% -0.7%

10.9% of Jake Bauers's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.6% 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%