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Brendan Donovan

matchup for Matt Festa

422nd out of 436 (Worst 3%)

Matt Festa

matchup for Brendan Donovan

237th out of 567 (Best 43%)

Strong advantage for Donovan

Brendan Donovan has a 34.1% chance of reaching base vs Matt Festa, which is 0.2% higher than Donovan's typical expectations, and 3.3% higher than batters facing Festa.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	34.1%	26.3%	2.5%	6.9%	16.9%	7.8%	15.2%
Donovan	+0.2	+1.0	+0.2	+1.3	-0.4	-0.8	+1.7
Festa	+3.3	+2.9	-0.3	+1.1	+2.1	+0.3	-10.1

Brendan Donovan 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. Donovan has an A grade vs this particular release point.

Matt Festa throws a Slider 47% of the time. Brendan Donovan has an A- 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. Brendan Donovan 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. Brendan Donovan has an A 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%

7.3% of Brendan Donovan's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 12.2% 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

19%

Strikeout -12.2% +2.6% 4%

Walk -0.4% +3.5% 34%

In Play +12.7% -6.1% 39%

On Base +7.9% +0.8% 31%

Hit +8.4% -2.7% 14%

Single +4.1% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +4.5% -1.0% 3%

Home Run -0.3% -0.2%

39.1% of Brendan Donovan's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.7% 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 +0.2% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +4.7% -6.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.9% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -1.0% +4.7% 9%

Rising Liner +0.6% -2.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.5% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -1.0% +1.2% 1%

No Doubter -0.8% +0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -1.4% -1.2% 3%

Pop up 0.0% +2.1%

19.7% of Brendan Donovan's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 4.6% 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 -1.7% 0.0% 21%

75 to 86 mph +1.2% +6.8% 18%

87 to 93 mph +0.2% -1.8% 19%

94 to 99 mph +4.9% -4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -4.6% -0.7%

11.9% of Brendan Donovan's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.5% higher than the league average. 12.9% 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%