Matchup Machine

Will Brennan

matchup for Yu Darvish

251st out of 436 (Worst 43%)

Yu Darvish

matchup for Will Brennan

276th out of 568 (Best 49%)

Leans in favor of Brennan

Will Brennan has a 29.1% chance of reaching base vs Yu Darvish, which is 0.6% lower than Brennan's typical expectations, and 0.1% higher than batters facing Darvish.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.1%	25.4%	1.7%	6.0%	17.7%	3.7%	14.2%
Brennan	-0.6	+0.7	+0.1	+0.5	+0.2	-1.3	-1.7
Darvish	-0.1	+3.2	-1.6	+0.5	+4.3	-3.4	-9.1

Will Brennan is better vs right-handed pitching. Yu Darvish is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Brennan has an A grade vs this particular release point.

Yu Darvish throws a Cutter 26% of the time. Will Brennan hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Cutter (R)

26%

Slider (R)

26%

4-Seam (R)

21%

Sinker (R)

12%

Splitter (R)

Curve (R)

14% of Yu Darvish's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Will Brennan has a D+ grade against this type of pitch.

Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Strong Challenge 8%

+3%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Weak Challenge 8%

+0%

Chaser 6%

Fringe Miss 12%

Meatball 5%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Likely Ball 17%

-2%

28% of Yu Darvish's pitches are classified as Medium Drop, which is 15% higher than the MLB average. Will Brennan has an A grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 28%

+15%

Small Break 20%

+9%

8.5% of Will Brennan's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 10.2% lower than the league average. Yu Darvish strikes out 20.3% of the batters he faces, which is 6.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

18%

Strikeout -10.2% +6.7% 6%

Walk -3.7% -1.6% 34%

In Play +13.9% -5.1% 39%

On Base +4.9% -4.8% 31%

Hit +8.6% -3.2% 14%

Single +4.8% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B +5.2% -1.2% 3%

Home Run -1.4% -0.5%

36.8% of Will Brennan's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 2.3% higher than the league average. Yu Darvish induces Standard Grounders at a 34.2% rate, which is 0.2% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.4% +0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +2.3% -0.2% 7%

Hard Grounder -1.6% -0.6% 14%

Low Screamer +4.2% -0.9% 9%

Rising Liner +0.7% -1.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.3% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer -1.4% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -0.9% +1.0% 20%

Routine Flyout -1.9% +1.7% 3%

Pop up +1.3% +0.4%

16.6% of Will Brennan's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 7.7% lower than the league average. 21.5% of batted balls allowed by Yu Darvish are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +2.8% -1.1% 21%

75 to 86 mph +2.4% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph +2.6% +1.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -0.1% +0.8% 24%

Above 100 mph -7.7% -2.8%

11.1% of Will Brennan's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.4% lower than the league average. 12.4% of batted balls allowed by Will Brennan are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%