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Christian En-Strand

matchup for Austin Gomber

74th out of 436 (Best 18%)

Austin Gomber

matchup for C. En-Strand

111st out of 567 (Best 20%)

Leans in favor of En-Strand

Christian En-Strand has a 28.0% chance of reaching base vs Austin Gomber, which is 1.2% higher than En-Strand's typical expectations, and 3.7% lower than batters facing Gomber.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.0%	24.7%	4.1%	6.3%	14.2%	3.3%	24.4%
En-Strand	+1.2	+3.6	+0.7	+1.4	+1.6	-2.5	-6.0
Gomber	-3.7	-1.2	+0.8	-0.3	-1.7	-2.5	+6.6

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

Austin Gomber throws a 4-seam fastball 42% of the time. Christian En-Strand 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. Christian En-Strand 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. Christian En-Strand 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%

19.3% of Christian En-Strand's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 4.5% higher 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

14%

Strikeout +4.5% -3.3% 6%

Walk -3.3% -2.5% 45%

In Play -1.3% +5.9% 39%

On Base -1.0% +0.6% 31%

Hit +2.3% +3.1% 14%

Single +0.0% +1.2% 13%

2B / 3B +0.4% +1.6% 3%

Home Run +1.8% +0.3%

24.5% of Christian En-Strand's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 9.9% lower 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 0.0% -0.4% 34%

Standard Grounder -9.9% -1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder +2.2% +0.7% 14%

Low Screamer -6.1% +1.5% 9%

Rising Liner +3.1% +0.5% 4%

Maybe Homer +3.0% +0.6% 3%

Likely Homer -1.8% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter +6.1% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.9% +1.5% 3%

Pop up +0.6% -1.6%

42.7% of Christian En-Strand's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 18.4% higher 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 -6.7% -1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph -5.8% +1.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.5% -1.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph -4.4% +4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +18.4% -2.8%

17.4% of Christian En-Strand's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 6.0% 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%