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Curtis Mead

matchup for Matt Festa

44th out of 436 (Best 11%)

Matt Festa

matchup for Curtis Mead

333rd out of 567 (Worst 41%)

Moderate advantage for Festa

Curtis Mead has a 27.2% chance of reaching base vs Matt Festa, which is 0.8% lower than Mead's typical expectations, and 3.6% lower than batters facing Festa.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	27.2%	21.9%	1.9%	5.0%	15.1%	5.3%	24.4%
Mead	-0.8	+0.6	+0.1	+0.3	+0.2	-1.4	+0.5
Festa	-3.6	-1.4	-1.0	-0.8	+0.3	-2.2	-0.8

Curtis Mead 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. Mead doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Matt Festa throws a Slider 47% of the time. Curtis Mead hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

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. Curtis Mead 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. Curtis Mead 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%

18.2% of Curtis Mead's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 0.7% lower 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

18%

Strikeout -0.7% +2.6% 6%

Walk -2.7% +3.5% 50%

In Play +3.4% -6.1% 39%

On Base +1.2% +0.8% 31%

Hit +3.9% -2.7% 14%

Single +2.7% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +3.1% -1.0% 3%

Home Run -1.9% -0.2%

26.1% of Curtis Mead's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 8.3% 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 -0.8% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder -8.3% -6.1% 7%

Hard Grounder +4.1% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer +10.8% +4.7% 9%

Rising Liner +6.2% -2.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.4% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% +1.2% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -8.8% -1.2% 3%

Pop up +4.1% +2.1%

23.8% of Curtis Mead's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 0.5% 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 +10.7% 0.0% 21%

75 to 86 mph -2.5% +6.8% 18%

87 to 93 mph -3.2% -1.8% 19%

94 to 99 mph -4.4% -4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -0.5% -0.7%

15.2% of Curtis Mead's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 3.8% 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%