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Nacho Alvarez Jr.

matchup for Austin Gomber

out of 436 (Worst %)

Austin Gomber

matchup for N. Alvarez Jr.

76th out of 567 (Best 14%)

Moderate advantage for Gomber

Nacho Alvarez Jr. has a 24.9% chance of reaching base vs Austin Gomber, which is 0.4% higher than Alvarez Jr.'s typical expectations, and 6.8% lower than batters facing Gomber.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	24.9%	21.7%	2.6%	5.6%	13.5%	3.2%	22.6%
Alvarez Jr.	+0.4	+3.4	+0.8	+1.7	+0.9	-3.0	-9.3
Gomber	-6.8	-4.2	-0.8	-1.0	-2.4	-2.6	+4.8

Nacho Alvarez Jr. hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Austin Gomber is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Alvarez Jr. doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Austin Gomber throws a 4-seam fastball 42% of the time. Nacho Alvarez Jr. hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

42%

Slider (L)

21%

Changeup (L)

18%

9% of Austin Gomber's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Nacho Alvarez Jr. 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. Nacho Alvarez Jr. hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 42%

+23%

Breaking (L) 40%

+10%

31.7% of Nacho Alvarez Jr.'s plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 8.6% 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

23%

Strikeout +8.6% -3.3% 8%

Walk -8.0% -2.5% 64%

In Play -0.6% +5.9% 39%

On Base -17.0% +0.6% 31%

Hit -9.0% +3.1% 14%

Single -3.2% +1.2% 13%

2B / 3B -2.8% +1.6% 3%

Home Run -3.0% +0.3%

0.0% of Nacho Alvarez Jr.'s batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 34.4% 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 -0.8% -0.4% 34%

Standard Grounder -34.4% -1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% +0.7% 14%

Low Screamer +36.3% +1.5% 9%

Rising Liner +39.2% +0.5% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% +0.6% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -20.1% +1.5% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -1.6%

48.7% of Nacho Alvarez Jr.'s batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 24.4% 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 -16.2% -1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph +30.1% +1.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph -18.9% -1.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph -19.4% +4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +24.4% -2.8%

0.0% of Nacho Alvarez Jr.'s batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 11.4% 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%