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Will Brennan

matchup for Austin Gomber

64th out of 436 (Best 15%)

Austin Gomber

matchup for Will Brennan

265th out of 567 (Best 48%)

Leans in favor of Brennan

Will Brennan has a 28.5% chance of reaching base vs Austin Gomber, which is 1.4% lower than Brennan's typical expectations, and 3.2% lower than batters facing Gomber.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.5%	25.6%	1.7%	6.6%	17.3%	2.8%	12.4%
Brennan	-1.4	+0.6	+0.1	+1.1	-0.6	-2.1	-3.4
Gomber	-3.2	-0.3	-1.7	0.0	+1.4	-3.0	-5.4

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

Austin Gomber throws a 4-seam fastball 42% of the time. Will Brennan 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. Will Brennan has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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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. Will Brennan has a D grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 42%

+23%

Extreme Drop 16%

+11%

Breaking (L) 40%

+10%

8.5% of Will Brennan's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 10.2% 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

18%

Strikeout -10.2% -3.3% 6%

Walk -3.7% -2.5% 34%

In Play +13.9% +5.9% 39%

On Base +4.9% +0.6% 31%

Hit +8.6% +3.1% 14%

Single +4.8% +1.2% 13%

2B / 3B +5.2% +1.6% 3%

Home Run -1.4% +0.3%

36.9% of Will Brennan's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 2.5% 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 -0.5% -0.4% 34%

Standard Grounder +2.5% -1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -1.6% +0.7% 14%

Low Screamer +4.3% +1.5% 9%

Rising Liner +0.7% +0.5% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.2% +0.6% 3%

Likely Homer -1.4% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter -1.0% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -2.1% +1.5% 3%

Pop up +1.3% -1.6%

16.9% of Will Brennan's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 7.4% 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 +2.7% -1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph +2.4% +1.9% 18%

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

94 to 99 mph +0.1% +4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -7.4% -2.8%

11.1% of Will Brennan's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.3% lower 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%