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Oswaldo Cabrera

matchup for Shota Imanaga

261st out of 436 (Worst 40%)

Shota Imanaga

matchup for Oswaldo Cabrera

386th out of 567 (Worst 32%)

Leans in favor of Cabrera

Oswaldo Cabrera has a 29.9% chance of reaching base vs Shota Imanaga, which is 2.4% lower than Cabrera's typical expectations, and 1.1% higher than batters facing Imanaga.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.9%	23.5%	2.6%	6.2%	14.7%	6.4%	23.5%
Cabrera	-2.4	-0.5	+0.3	+0.8	-1.7	-1.9	+1.4
Imanaga	+1.1	+1.5	-0.8	+0.3	+2.1	-0.4	-1.1

Oswaldo Cabrera is worse vs left-handed pitching. Shota Imanaga is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Cabrera doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Shota Imanaga throws a 4-seam fastball 52% of the time. Oswaldo Cabrera has an F grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

52%

Splitter (L)

31%

Slider (L)

10% of Shota Imanaga's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Oswaldo Cabrera hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 10%

+4%

Strong Challenge 7%

+2%

Mid Challenge 13%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

+0%

Likely Ball 18%

-2%

Non-Competitive 10%

-2%

Weak Challenge 4%

-5%

62% of Shota Imanaga's pitches are classified as Large Break Toward Third Base, which is 40% higher than the MLB average. Oswaldo Cabrera has a D grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Large Break 62%

+40%

Offspeed (L) 35%

+22%

Very Slow Velo 36%

+20%

High Ride 27%

+17%

12.7% of Oswaldo Cabrera's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.3% lower than the league average. Shota Imanaga strikes out 17.0% of the batters he faces, which is 0.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

15%

Strikeout -3.3% +0.2% 4%

Walk -0.2% -2.9% 38%

In Play +3.4% +2.7% 39%

On Base +3.3% -5.5% 31%

Hit +3.5% -2.6% 14%

Single +2.3% -2.0% 13%

2B / 3B +2.7% -1.5% 3%

Home Run -1.5% +0.9%

30.8% of Oswaldo Cabrera's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.6% lower than the league average. Shota Imanaga induces Standard Grounders at a 30.5% rate, which is 3.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.2% +0.0% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.6% -3.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -2.5% -0.9% 14%

Low Screamer +4.1% -2.7% 9%

Rising Liner -1.4% -1.8% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.7% +1.1% 3%

Likely Homer 0.0% +0.2% 1%

No Doubter -1.0% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.5% +5.3% 3%

Pop up +2.5% +3.0%

15.1% of Oswaldo Cabrera's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 9.2% lower than the league average. 19.3% of batted balls allowed by Shota Imanaga are hit at above 100 mph, which is 5.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -1.4% -4.0% 21%

75 to 86 mph +6.9% -4.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.1% +3.8% 19%

94 to 99 mph +4.8% +9.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -9.2% -5.1%

15.5% of Oswaldo Cabrera's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 4.0% higher than the league average. 15.5% of batted balls allowed by Shota Imanaga are hit at this angle, which is 4.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%