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Richie Palacios

matchup for Austin Gomber

133rd out of 436 (Best 31%)

Austin Gomber

matchup for Richie Palacios

98th out of 567 (Best 18%)

Moderate advantage for Palacios

Richie Palacios has a 32.3% chance of reaching base vs Austin Gomber, which is 1.0% higher than Palacios's typical expectations, and 0.6% higher than batters facing Gomber.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	32.3%	24.3%	1.6%	6.0%	16.7%	8.0%	16.5%
Palacios	+1.0	+5.1	+0.1	+1.7	+3.3	-4.1	-6.3
Gomber	+0.6	-1.6	-1.7	-0.7	+0.8	+2.2	-1.3

Richie Palacios is better vs left-handed pitching. Austin Gomber is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Palacios doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Austin Gomber throws a 4-seam fastball 42% of the time. Richie Palacios hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

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. Richie Palacios hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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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. Richie Palacios hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 42%

+23%

Extreme Drop 16%

+11%

Breaking (L) 40%

+10%

11.2% of Richie Palacios's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% 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

16%

Strikeout -5.7% -3.3% 2%

Walk +4.5% -2.5% 39%

In Play +1.2% +5.9% 39%

On Base +2.4% +0.6% 31%

Hit -2.1% +3.1% 14%

Single -0.6% +1.2% 13%

2B / 3B -0.2% +1.6% 3%

Home Run -1.3% +0.3%

41.6% of Richie Palacios's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 7.2% higher 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 -0.4% -0.4% 34%

Standard Grounder +7.2% -1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -6.5% +0.7% 14%

Low Screamer +0.0% +1.5% 9%

Rising Liner +3.5% +0.5% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.6% +0.6% 3%

Likely Homer -1.8% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter -0.9% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.1% +1.5% 3%

Pop up -0.7% -1.6%

13.1% of Richie Palacios's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 11.2% 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 +8.6% -1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph +3.5% +1.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph +2.2% -1.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph -3.2% +4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -11.2% -2.8%

12.5% of Richie Palacios's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.1% 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%