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Wyatt Langford

matchup for Jordan Lyles

417th out of 436 (Worst 5%)

Jordan Lyles

matchup for Wyatt Langford

out of 567 (Worst %)

Extreme advantage for Langford

Wyatt Langford has a 37.4% chance of reaching base vs Jordan Lyles, which is 3.7% higher than Langford's typical expectations, and 3.8% higher than batters facing Lyles.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	37.4%	25.8%	4.3%	6.3%	15.1%	11.6%	16.4%
Langford	+3.7	+3.0	+1.0	+1.2	+0.8	+0.8	-5.6
Lyles	+3.8	+1.6	+1.0	+0.5	+0.1	+2.2	-1.9

Wyatt Langford is about the same vs right-handed pitching as he is against left. Jordan Lyles is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Langford has an A grade vs this particular release point.

Jordan Lyles throws a 4-seam fastball 35% of the time. Wyatt Langford has a B grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

35%

Slider (R)

23%

Curve (R)

17%

Sinker (R)

12%

Changeup (R)

10%

9% of Jordan Lyles's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Wyatt Langford hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 9%

+3%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Chaser 6%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

+0%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Non-Competitive 12%

-1%

Mid Challenge 10%

-1%

Weak Challenge 7%

-1%

16% of Jordan Lyles's pitches are classified as Extreme Drop, which is 12% higher than the MLB average. Wyatt Langford hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Drop 16%

+12%

Medium Velo 21%

+10%

Medium Break 28%

+9%

Breaking (R) 40%

+9%

12.4% of Wyatt Langford's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.6% lower than the league average. Jordan Lyles strikes out 15.7% of the batters he faces, which is 0.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Strikeout -3.6% +0.8% 4%

Walk +1.4% -2.3% 39%

In Play +2.2% +1.5% 39%

On Base +3.8% -4.1% 31%

Hit +2.4% -1.7% 14%

Single 0.0% -1.0% 13%

2B / 3B +0.4% -0.7% 3%

Home Run +2.0% -0.1%

31.6% of Wyatt Langford's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 2.8% lower than the league average. Jordan Lyles induces Standard Grounders at a 26.4% rate, which is 8.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +1.0% +0.5% 34%

Standard Grounder -2.8% -8.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.2% +1.3% 14%

Low Screamer +4.7% 0.0% 9%

Rising Liner -4.1% -1.3% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.4% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer 0.0% +2.6% 1%

No Doubter +0.8% +0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout -3.1% +1.8% 3%

Pop up +3.3% +3.1%

26.7% of Wyatt Langford's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 2.4% higher than the league average. 24.9% of batted balls allowed by Jordan Lyles are hit at above 100 mph, which is 0.6% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.7% -2.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph +3.7% +1.2% 18%

87 to 93 mph -5.3% 0.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -0.1% +0.9% 24%

Above 100 mph +2.4% +0.6%

14.7% of Wyatt Langford's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 3.2% higher than the league average. 11.3% of batted balls allowed by Jordan Lyles are hit at this angle, which is 0.2% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%