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Taylor Walls

matchup for Matt Festa

90th out of 436 (Best 21%)

Matt Festa

matchup for Taylor Walls

347th out of 567 (Worst 39%)

Moderate advantage for Festa

Taylor Walls has a 29.8% chance of reaching base vs Matt Festa, which is 1.1% lower than Walls's typical expectations, and 1.0% lower than batters facing Festa.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.8%	20.7%	1.8%	5.1%	13.8%	9.1%	26.7%
Walls	-1.1	+1.2	-0.2	+1.0	+0.4	-2.3	+0.8
Festa	-1.0	-2.6	-1.0	-0.7	-0.9	+1.7	+1.5

Taylor Walls 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. Walls has a D grade vs this particular release point.

Matt Festa throws a Slider 47% of the time. Taylor Walls 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. Taylor Walls 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. Taylor Walls 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%

15.6% of Taylor Walls's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.6% 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

13%

Strikeout +1.6% +2.6% 2%

Walk +4.4% +3.5% 42%

In Play -6.0% -6.1% 39%

On Base -0.6% +0.8% 31%

Hit -4.9% -2.7% 14%

Single -1.7% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B -1.1% -1.0% 3%

Home Run -2.1% -0.2%

35.0% of Taylor Walls's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.6% 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 +1.5% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +0.6% -6.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -4.3% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer +2.4% +4.7% 9%

Rising Liner -4.7% -2.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.7% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -2.2% +1.2% 1%

No Doubter -0.9% +0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +5.0% -1.2% 3%

Pop up +3.3% +2.1%

12.9% of Taylor Walls's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 11.4% 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 +2.5% 0.0% 21%

75 to 86 mph +4.6% +6.8% 18%

87 to 93 mph +3.7% -1.8% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.6% -4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -11.4% -0.7%

9.7% of Taylor Walls's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.8% 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%