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Alex Jackson

matchup for Matt Festa

26th out of 436 (Best 7%)

Matt Festa

matchup for Alex Jackson

304th out of 567 (Worst 47%)

Strong advantage for Festa

Alex Jackson has a 26.5% chance of reaching base vs Matt Festa, which is 0.8% lower than Jackson's typical expectations, and 4.3% lower than batters facing Festa.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	26.5%	20.1%	3.2%	4.8%	12.1%	6.4%	35.8%
Jackson	-0.8	+1.4	+0.3	+0.2	+0.9	-2.2	+0.2
Festa	-4.3	-3.2	+0.4	-0.9	-2.7	-1.0	+10.5

Alex Jackson is about the same vs right-handed pitching as he is against left. Matt Festa is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Jackson doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Matt Festa throws a Slider 47% of the time. Alex Jackson 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. Alex Jackson hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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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. Alex Jackson hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Very Slow Velo 31%

+18%

Breaking (R) 49%

+18%

Large Break 20%

+16%

Small Drop 25%

+13%

29.2% of Alex Jackson's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 17.6% 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

11%

Strikeout +17.6% +2.6% 5%

Walk -0.3% +3.5% 52%

In Play -17.3% -6.1% 39%

On Base -13.4% +0.8% 31%

Hit -13.2% -2.7% 14%

Single -6.4% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B -5.9% -1.0% 3%

Home Run -0.8% -0.2%

22.1% of Alex Jackson's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 12.3% 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 +7.8% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder -12.3% -6.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -3.3% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -0.9% +4.7% 9%

Rising Liner -4.8% -2.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.3% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer +6.4% +1.2% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +8.4% -1.2% 3%

Pop up +1.1% +2.1%

20.6% of Alex Jackson's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.7% lower 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 -0.4% 0.0% 21%

75 to 86 mph +17.7% +6.8% 18%

87 to 93 mph -8.8% -1.8% 19%

94 to 99 mph -4.8% -4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -3.7% -0.7%

19.7% of Alex Jackson's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 8.3% higher 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%