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Brooks Baldwin

matchup for Yusei Kikuchi

86th out of 436 (Best 20%)

Yusei Kikuchi

matchup for Brooks Baldwin

522nd out of 567 (Worst 8%)

Strong advantage for Kikuchi

Brooks Baldwin has a 24.3% chance of reaching base vs Yusei Kikuchi, which is 3.7% lower than Baldwin's typical expectations, and 3.2% lower than batters facing Kikuchi.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	24.3%	19.6%	2.8%	4.6%	12.1%	4.8%	35.8%
Baldwin	-3.7	-2.3	-0.3	-0.5	-1.5	-1.4	+11.6
Kikuchi	-3.2	-1.2	+0.1	-0.5	-0.8	-2.0	+4.8

Brooks Baldwin hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Yusei Kikuchi is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Baldwin doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Yusei Kikuchi throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Brooks Baldwin hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

44%

Slider (L)

24%

Changeup (L)

11%

Curve (L)

11%

Cutter (L)

7% of Yusei Kikuchi's pitches are classified as Strong Challenges, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Brooks Baldwin hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Strong Challenge 7%

+2%

Mid Challenge 13%

+2%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Non-Competitive 13%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

+0%

Chaser 6%

Meatball 5%

-1%

Weak Challenge 7%

-2%

Likely Ball 17%

-2%

28% of Yusei Kikuchi's pitches are classified as Fast Velocity, which is 18% higher than the MLB average. Brooks Baldwin hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Fast Velo 28%

+18%

Minimal Break 18%

+8%

Medium Ride 22%

+8%

22.7% of Brooks Baldwin's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.6% higher than the league average. Yusei Kikuchi strikes out 18.4% of the batters he faces, which is 4.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

21%

Strikeout +1.6% +4.3% 7%

Walk -2.9% -1.5% 58%

In Play +1.4% -2.8% 39%

On Base -8.2% -1.2% 31%

Hit -5.3% +0.3% 14%

Single -2.6% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B -2.1% +0.2% 3%

Home Run -0.5% +0.0%

10.9% of Brooks Baldwin's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 23.5% lower than the league average. Yusei Kikuchi induces Standard Grounders at a 36.4% rate, which is 2.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +1.5% -0.5% 34%

Standard Grounder -23.5% +2.0% 7%

Hard Grounder +1.1% +0.9% 14%

Low Screamer -1.3% -3.0% 9%

Rising Liner -5.2% -0.9% 4%

Maybe Homer +2.6% -0.1% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% +0.9% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +1.0% 20%

Routine Flyout +15.8% +0.4% 3%

Pop up +13.8% -0.6%

18.0% of Brooks Baldwin's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 6.3% lower than the league average. 28.5% of batted balls allowed by Yusei Kikuchi are hit at above 100 mph, which is 4.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.6% -2.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph -5.7% -2.6% 18%

87 to 93 mph +18.7% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph -6.1% +0.6% 24%

Above 100 mph -6.3% +4.2%

15.5% of Brooks Baldwin's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 4.0% higher than the league average. 12.3% of batted balls allowed by Yusei Kikuchi are hit at this angle, which is 0.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%