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Nacho Alvarez Jr.

matchup for Tanner Houck

out of 436 (Worst %)

Tanner Houck

matchup for N. Alvarez Jr.

333rd out of 567 (Worst 41%)

Extreme advantage for Houck

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

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	24.9%	18.2%	1.3%	3.0%	13.8%	6.8%	29.8%
Alvarez Jr.	+0.4	-0.1	-0.5	-0.9	+1.2	+0.5	-2.1
Houck	-6.8	-3.9	-0.8	-1.3	-1.8	-2.9	+10.1

Nacho Alvarez Jr. hasn't faced much right-handed pitching. Tanner Houck is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Alvarez Jr. doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Tanner Houck throws a Slider 40% of the time. Nacho Alvarez Jr. hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

40%

Sinker (R)

28%

Splitter (R)

15%

4-Seam (R)

14%

10% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 2% 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

Weak Challenge 10%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Strong Challenge 5%

Mid Challenge 10%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Meatball 4%

-2%

53% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Medium Drop, which is 41% 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 Drop 53%

+41%

Large Break 17%

+12%

Breaking (R) 40%

+9%

Very Slow Velo 22%

+9%

31.7% of Nacho Alvarez Jr.'s plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 8.6% higher than the league average. Tanner Houck strikes out 14.2% of the batters he faces, which is 1.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

23%

Strikeout +8.6% -1.6% 8%

Walk -8.0% +0.2% 64%

In Play -0.6% +1.4% 39%

On Base -17.0% +0.4% 31%

Hit -9.0% +0.3% 14%

Single -3.2% +0.4% 13%

2B / 3B -2.8% +0.7% 3%

Home Run -3.0% -0.9%

0.0% of Nacho Alvarez Jr.'s batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 34.4% lower than the league average. Tanner Houck induces Standard Grounders at a 41.9% rate, which is 7.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% -0.7% 34%

Standard Grounder -34.4% +7.5% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer +36.3% -5.6% 9%

Rising Liner +39.2% +2.9% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout -20.1% -2.8% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -0.9%

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. 30.6% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Houck are hit at above 100 mph, which is 6.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -16.2% -0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph +30.1% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -18.9% -4.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -19.4% -0.6% 24%

Above 100 mph +24.4% +6.3%

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. 10.1% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Houck are hit at this angle, which is 1.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%