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Dairon Blanco

matchup for Michael Wacha

37th out of 436 (Best 9%)

Michael Wacha

matchup for Dairon Blanco

388th out of 567 (Worst 32%)

Moderate advantage for Wacha

Dairon Blanco has a 27.3% chance of reaching base vs Michael Wacha, which is 1.7% lower than Blanco's typical expectations, and 3.8% lower than batters facing Wacha.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	27.3%	21.5%	2.4%	3.9%	15.2%	5.9%	24.5%
Blanco	-1.7	-0.2	-0.5	-0.6	+0.8	-1.5	-2.8
Wacha	-3.8	-1.7	-0.4	-1.2	-0.1	-2.1	+3.2

Dairon Blanco is much worse vs right-handed pitching. Michael Wacha is right handed with a moderate release toward the third base side. Blanco does't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Michael Wacha throws a Changeup 32% of the time. Dairon Blanco hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Changeup (R)

32%

4-Seam (R)

31%

Cutter (R)

17%

Sinker (R)

11%

Curve (R)

8% of Michael Wacha's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Dairon Blanco hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 8%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Mid Challenge 12%

+0%

Weak Challenge 8%

Strong Challenge 5%

-1%

Likely Ball 18%

-2%

Non-Competitive 10%

-3%

32% of Michael Wacha's pitches are classified as Offspeed Pitches, which is 20% higher than the MLB average. Dairon Blanco hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Offspeed (R) 32%

+20%

Medium Break 30%

+11%

High Ride 19%

+9%

19.0% of Dairon Blanco's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.2% higher than the league average. Michael Wacha strikes out 16.3% of the batters he faces, which is 0.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Strikeout +1.2% +0.4% 6%

Walk -1.1% -2.0% 49%

In Play -0.1% +1.5% 39%

On Base -6.6% -3.0% 31%

Hit -5.5% -1.0% 14%

Single -3.1% -0.6% 13%

2B / 3B -2.6% -0.5% 3%

Home Run +0.2% +0.1%

53.5% of Dairon Blanco's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 19.1% higher than the league average. Michael Wacha induces Standard Grounders at a 33.6% rate, which is 0.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +8.9% -0.3% 34%

Standard Grounder +19.1% -0.8% 7%

Hard Grounder -6.7% +0.5% 14%

Low Screamer -14.0% +1.5% 9%

Rising Liner -1.5% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer +2.3% -0.1% 1%

No Doubter +2.0% 0.0% 20%

Routine Flyout -8.1% -1.8% 3%

Pop up +2.2% +0.6%

24.2% of Dairon Blanco's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 0.1% lower than the league average. 26.9% of batted balls allowed by Michael Wacha are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.6% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +16.9% +0.0% 21%

75 to 86 mph -7.9% +0.4% 18%

87 to 93 mph +1.5% -0.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -10.5% -2.7% 24%

Above 100 mph -0.1% +2.6%

6.2% of Dairon Blanco's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 5.3% lower than the league average. 10.7% of batted balls allowed by Michael Wacha are hit at this angle, which is 0.7% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%