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Adley Rutschman

matchup for Austin Gomber

265th out of 436 (Worst 39%)

Austin Gomber

matchup for Adley Rutschman

279th out of 567 (Best 50%)

Strong advantage for Rutschman

Adley Rutschman has a 32.3% chance of reaching base vs Austin Gomber, which is 1.8% lower than Rutschman's typical expectations, and 0.6% higher than batters facing Gomber.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	32.3%	25.9%	2.7%	6.5%	16.8%	6.4%	13.7%
Rutschman	-1.8	+2.8	+0.4	+0.7	+1.7	-4.6	-3.7
Gomber	+0.6	+0.0	-0.7	-0.2	+0.9	+0.5	-4.1

Adley Rutschman is about the same vs left-handed pitching as he is against right. Austin Gomber is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Rutschman has an A- grade vs this particular release point.

Austin Gomber throws a 4-seam fastball 42% of the time. Adley Rutschman has an A- grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

42%

Slider (L)

21%

Kn-Curve (L)

18%

Changeup (L)

18%

9% of Austin Gomber's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Adley Rutschman has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 9%

+3%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Mid Challenge 11%

Weak Challenge 9%

Likely Ball 19%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Chaser 4%

-2%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

42% of Austin Gomber's pitches are classified as Medium Break Toward Third Base, which is 23% higher than the MLB average. Adley Rutschman has a B grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 42%

+23%

Extreme Drop 16%

+11%

Breaking (L) 40%

+10%

9.3% of Adley Rutschman's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 8.9% lower than the league average. Austin Gomber strikes out 13.7% of the batters he faces, which is 3.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

18%

Strikeout -8.9% -3.3% 4%

Walk +1.7% -2.5% 37%

In Play +7.2% +5.9% 39%

On Base +1.8% +0.6% 31%

Hit +0.1% +3.1% 14%

Single -0.4% +1.2% 13%

2B / 3B +0.1% +1.6% 3%

Home Run +0.4% +0.3%

30.1% of Adley Rutschman's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.3% lower than the league average. Austin Gomber induces Standard Grounders at a 32.5% rate, which is 1.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.3% -0.4% 34%

Standard Grounder -4.3% -1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.4% +0.7% 14%

Low Screamer -0.2% +1.5% 9%

Rising Liner +0.1% +0.5% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.2% +0.6% 3%

Likely Homer -1.0% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter -0.4% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +4.9% +1.5% 3%

Pop up +1.4% -1.6%

20.7% of Adley Rutschman's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.6% lower than the league average. 21.5% of batted balls allowed by Austin Gomber are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +0.3% -1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph +0.5% +1.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph +0.7% -1.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph +2.1% +4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -3.6% -2.8%

11.9% of Adley Rutschman's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.5% higher than the league average. 12.1% of batted balls allowed by Austin Gomber are hit at this angle, which is 0.6% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%