MLBengine v14
← CLE at KC, Sep 25, 2026
6:40 PM CT · Kauffman Stadium · lineup confirmed
Hitter · CLE · batting 5Angel Martínez
Switch hitterTalent grade FBalancedHot
.418wOBA vs LHP.335xwOBA vs his mix3.7expected PA
Starter · KCNoah Cameron
Throws leftBTB Stuff 97Trending Down
4.4projected K22%K%2.7trips vs this hitter
Noah Cameron's pitches, by how they moveHitter's edgeEvenPitcher's edge
-20-100+10+20-20-100+10+20Arm side →← Glove side↑ Rise (in)Cutter: 23% usage, 90.0 mph, -2.5″ arm side, +8.9″ rise. Angel Martínez: wOBA .352 vs league .333 (hitter's edge).Cutter 23%Fastball: 20% usage, 92.7 mph, +5.6″ arm side, +16.7″ rise. Angel Martínez: wOBA .358 vs league .340 (hitter's edge).Fastball 20%Changeup: 19% usage, 81.2 mph, +11.9″ arm side, +9.8″ rise. Angel Martínez: wOBA .311 vs league .293 (hitter's edge).Changeup 19%Slider: 16% usage, 85.4 mph, -3.7″ arm side, +2.6″ rise. Angel Martínez: wOBA .335 vs league .317 (hitter's edge).Slider 16%Curveball: 16% usage, 81.7 mph, -3.4″ arm side, -9.2″ rise. Angel Martínez: wOBA .315 vs league .297 (hitter's edge).Curveball 16%Sinker: 6% usage, 91.5 mph, +12.6″ arm side, +10.4″ rise. Angel Martínez: wOBA .381 vs league .363 (hitter's edge).Sinker 6%

Bubble size is how often he throws it. Color is Angel Martínez's wOBA against pitches shaped like it, compared with league. Hover a pitch for the numbers; the table below has all of them.

Angel Martínez's last 40 balls in playHit (18)Out (22)Barrel zone
sweet spot 8–32°-40°-20°0°20°40°60°80°6070809010011012095 mph hard hitExit velocity (mph)Out: 86.5 mph at -6°Single: 105.1 mph at -7°Out: 62.9 mph at -43°Double: 94.1 mph at 11°Out: 96.3 mph at -8°Out: 63.6 mph at 84°Out: 88.9 mph at -34°Home run: 93.8 mph at 25°Out: 59.8 mph at -29°Out: 102.8 mph at 15°Single: 95.4 mph at 2°Double: 99.5 mph at 6°Single: 98.8 mph at -1°Out: 74.9 mph at -30°Double: 54.6 mph at 27°Home run: 102.9 mph at 32°Out: 100.4 mph at 21°Home run: 93.8 mph at 35°Single: 95.1 mph at 8°Out: 86.6 mph at 57°Out: 88.9 mph at 32°Out: 74.8 mph at 45°Out: 88.3 mph at 61°Double: 106.0 mph at 23°Double: 102.2 mph at 8°Out: 90.3 mph at 48°Single: 100.8 mph at 7°Out: 81.7 mph at -11°Out: 89.3 mph at 8°Out: 84.4 mph at 25°Double: 88.1 mph at 15°Home run: 106.2 mph at 28°Single: 90.5 mph at -9°Triple: 92.3 mph at -11°Out: 55.0 mph at -40°Single: 96.5 mph at 0°Out: 83.5 mph at 10°Out: 84.8 mph at 66°Out: 80.2 mph at 49°Out: 84.0 mph at 62°
35% hit 95+ mph38% in the sweet spot45% fell for hits
MarketBTBWithout the matchupMatchup
1+ hit66.1%63.9%+2.2
2+ total bases37.8%36.1%+1.7
Home run9.5%10.1%-0.6
Matchup: points this starter, his pitch mix, the bullpen and the park add or take away, against the same hitter over the same trips facing league-average opposition. "Without the matchup" takes them back out.
What moves the number
1+ hit
Starter
+0.5
Pitch mix
+1.7
Bullpen
+0.3
Park
-0.2
2+ total bases
Starter
+0.2
Pitch mix
+1.7
Bullpen
+0.3
Park
-0.5
Home run
Starter
-0.3
Pitch mix
+0.7
Bullpen
+0.1
Park
-1.1

Points each piece adds or takes away. The pitch-mix piece is folded into the fitted model when it scores the pair, so it often reads zero.

Zone battle

where he pitches, where Angel Martínez hits
Angel Martínez · hot and cold vs LHP
xwOBA .314 shrunk (raw .526 on 4 PA) · league .243 · 8 pitches seen.314xwOBA .296 shrunk (raw – on 0 PA) · league .296 · 7 pitches seenxwOBA .277 shrunk (raw .418 on 2 PA) · league .254 · 8 pitches seen.277xwOBA .317 shrunk (raw .343 on 4 PA) · league .308 · 7 pitches seen.317xwOBA .393 shrunk (raw .443 on 2 PA) · league .385 · 13 pitches seen.393xwOBA .342 shrunk (raw .346 on 8 PA) · league .340 · 20 pitches seen.342xwOBA .255 shrunk (raw .227 on 8 PA) · league .273 · 14 pitches seen.255xwOBA .501 shrunk (raw .703 on 9 PA) · league .350 · 16 pitches seen.501xwOBA .264 shrunk (raw .211 on 8 PA) · league .299 · 12 pitches seen.264xwOBA .347 shrunk (raw .889 on 1 PA) · league .302 · 5 pitches seen.347xwOBA .298 shrunk (raw .182 on 5 PA) · league .346 · 37 pitches seen.298xwOBA .304 shrunk (raw .334 on 6 PA) · league .289 · 38 pitches seen.304xwOBA .215 shrunk (raw .158 on 9 PA) · league .257 · 36 pitches seen.215
vs LHP · 221 pitches · catcher's view
Whiff 0% of 6 swings · league 19%0%Whiff 25% of 4 swings · league 21%25%Whiff 0% of 5 swings · league 23%0%Whiff 0% of 5 swings · league 9%0%Whiff 0% of 7 swings · league 10%0%Whiff 20% of 15 swings · league 11%20%Whiff 0% of 8 swings · league 17%0%Whiff 0% of 12 swings · league 14%0%Whiff 11% of 9 swings · league 16%11%Whiff 50% of 2 swings · league 25%50%Whiff 44% of 9 swings · league 29%44%Whiff 47% of 15 swings · league 48%47%Whiff 38% of 21 swings · league 34%38%
vs LHP · 221 pitches · catcher's view
Swings at 75% of 8 pitches · league 63%75%Swings at 57% of 7 pitches · league 71%57%Swings at 63% of 8 pitches · league 64%63%Swings at 71% of 7 pitches · league 67%71%Swings at 54% of 13 pitches · league 76%54%Swings at 75% of 20 pitches · league 72%75%Swings at 57% of 14 pitches · league 59%57%Swings at 75% of 16 pitches · league 68%75%Swings at 75% of 12 pitches · league 66%75%Swings at 40% of 5 pitches · league 30%40%Swings at 24% of 37 pitches · league 26%24%Swings at 40% of 38 pitches · league 31%40%Swings at 58% of 36 pitches · league 41%58%
vs LHP · 221 pitches · catcher's view

better for him than the league in that spot worse. Faded cells have little sample. Last 90 days; zone drawn at a fixed 1.5–3.5 ft.

Pitch by pitch

Angel Martínez against each of Noah Cameron's pitches
His pitchUsageVeloMovementHis wOBALeagueHis whiff%LeagueSampleRead
Cutter23%90.0-3″ / +9″.352.33318.4%17.8%7Little history vs this shape
Fastball20%92.7+6″ / +17″.358.34017.0%16.9%15About league average vs these
Changeup19%81.2+12″ / +10″.311.29331.5%34.0%6Little history vs this shape
Slider16%85.4-4″ / +3″.335.31728.8%27.8%6Little history vs this shape
Curveball16%81.7-3″ / -9″.315.29729.6%28.2%4Little history vs this shape
Sinker6%91.5+13″ / +10″.381.36314.6%14.0%28About league average vs these
Matched by shape: every pitch in our history that moved like each of the starter's pitches, not just ones with the same name. Movement is horizontal / induced vertical break in inches. Display only; the fitted model reads the matchup its own way.

Statcast

opens on left-handers, the hand he faces tonight
Angel Martínez · by window and pitcher handthrough Sep 25, 2026 · windows are his last games
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G413.417.462.750.512.2887.7%7.7%19.0%90.0105.10.0%54.5%18.2%
Last 15 G1330.379.400.759.487.31623.3%3.3%20.3%89.0106.29.1%54.5%31.8%
Last 30 G2245.386.400.750.484.34420.0%2.2%18.8%88.9108.18.6%54.3%40.0%
90 days3167.375.394.688.461.34919.4%3.0%21.2%87.1108.49.6%50.0%42.3%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 52 balls in play
Ground 44%Line drive 25%Fly ball 23%Pop-up 8%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G25.200.200.400.250.19640.0%0.0%50.0%77.394.10.0%0.0%33.3%
Last 15 G1128.296.321.630.429.27921.4%3.6%25.0%85.7106.04.8%14.3%47.6%
Last 30 G2466.250.318.450.358.27019.7%6.1%20.5%86.0106.02.1%23.4%34.0%
90 days3698.231.278.407.316.27723.5%4.1%22.3%85.2106.44.3%23.2%36.2%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 69 balls in play
Ground 42%Line drive 28%Fly ball 14%Pop-up 16%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G518.353.389.647.439.26216.7%5.6%27.6%87.3105.10.0%42.9%21.4%
Last 15 G1558.339.362.696.459.29822.4%3.4%22.5%87.4106.27.0%34.9%39.5%
Last 30 G30111.308.351.577.409.30019.8%4.5%19.8%87.2108.14.9%36.6%36.6%
90 days43165.290.325.523.375.30621.8%3.6%21.9%86.1108.46.6%34.7%38.8%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 121 balls in play
Ground 43%Line drive 26%Fly ball 18%Pop-up 12%
Angel Martínez · percentile ranksvs 210 hitters on the slate with 60+ PA · last 90 days

Right is always better for the hitter: K% and whiff are ranked low-to-high. Context only; a percentile isn't a projection.

FormHot
Contact rating44Below average
Last 100 pitches54trending up
wOBA / xwOBA.356 / .310running 46 points ahead of his contact
Last 12 games, oldest to newest
Hit8/12
2+ total bases6/12
Home run3/12

Context only. Streaks and hot or cold labels don't move a projection: in our tests recent results didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season.

Recent contact

Last 12 balls in play. Hard hit is 95+ mph; the sweet spot is a launch angle of 8 to 32 degrees.
DatePitcherPitchVeloEVLAxwOBAResult
Sep 25LHPFastball89.886.5-6.129Out
Sep 25LHPSinker92.4105.1-7.332Single
Sep 25RHPSlider86.362.9-43.181Out
Sep 25RHPSinker92.594.111.762Double
Sep 25LHPChangeup84.096.3-8.170Out
Sep 24LHPFastball90.363.684.000Out
Sep 24LHPSweeper79.388.9-34.047Force out
Sep 24LHPChangeup79.093.825.214Home run
Sep 24LHPChangeup81.259.8-29.063Out
Sep 22LHPSinker93.8102.815.675Out
Sep 22LHPSinker93.295.42.415Single
Sep 22LHPCutter89.899.56.598Double
Last 10 games.
DatePAHTBHRBBK
Sep 25623010
Sep 24414100
Sep 23100001
Sep 22434000
Sep 20300002
Sep 195411200
Sep 14300001
Sep 13524001
Sep 12411001
Sep 11426100

Two strikes

Noah Cameron KC · LHPwith two strikes
Noah Cameron with two strikes. Put-away: share of two-strike pitches that end the at-bat with a strikeout.
PitchOverall2 strikesWhiff%Put-awayLeague put-away
Slider16%26%38.8%25.0%21.6%
Curveball16%25%26.8%16.3%21.2%
Fastball20%20%10.3%10.6%18.6%
Changeup19%17%25.5%20.5%18.3%
Cutter23%10%19.4%19.5%17.9%
Sinker6%2%0.0%30.0%17.7%
Angel Martínez bats Swith two strikes, vs this hand
Angel Martínez with two strikes against this hand, shrunk toward league. Little two-strike history vs these shapes
With two strikesHimLeague
K%44.1%41.5%
Whiff%22.6%21.6%
Contact%77.4%78.4%
Chase%45.1%39.9%
wOBA.247.245
Whiff vs his put-away shapes24.4%23.4%

The hitter

season-level talent read
Talent gradeFBalanced type
wOBA.329
K%22.7%
BB%4.0%
Whiff%11.7%
Barrel%3.9%
Hard-hit%23.9%
Avg EV86.0

Against left-handers, last 90 days

63 PA
wOBA.418
xwOBA vs this mix.335against pitches like his
RV/1001.78
Hard-hit%33.9%
K%21.4%
BB%3.4%

Talent blends this season with last season, shrunk toward league average where the sample is thin. Recent hot or cold streaks are not weighted: in our tests they didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season does.

The starter he faces
Noah CameronLHP · KC vs CLE
4.4projected strikeouts · likely 2 to 7 · 24.4 batters over 5.7 innings
≤3 strikeouts: 36.1%36%≤34 strikeouts: 19.1%19%45 strikeouts: 16.8%17%56 strikeouts: 12.3%12%67 strikeouts: 7.7%8%78 strikeouts: 4.3%4%89+ strikeouts: 3.7%4%9+book 4.5
Over 4.5: 45% (red bars) · under: 55%. Chance of each exact strikeout total, from the served distribution.
K%21.7%
BB%8.7%
Whiff%12.7%
Velo86.8
BTB Stuff97
Location105
PitchUsageBTB Stuff 60 · 100 · 140VeloWhiff
Cutter23%11590.09.2%
Fastball20%8792.76.8%
Changeup19%9281.221.0%
Slider16%10185.221.3%
Curveball16%8681.610.6%
Sinker6%8891.42.2%
Last 3 startsTrending Down
DatePitchesK%Whiff%Hard-hit%wOBA
Sep 199423%13%27%.408
Sep 138517%12%26%.304
Sep 79932%11%9%.186

Season numbers from the last 90 days of Statcast. BTB Stuff and Location read on a scale where 100 is league average. Recent starts are context; the projection doesn't weight them.

Noah Cameron KC · LHPvsCLE lineupstrikeout rate vs his hand

1 of 9 strike out more than the average hitter tonight

Strikeout rate against left-handers over the last 90 days (season rate where the split is missing). Line: tonight's average hitter, 22.5%. Red strikes out more, blue less.

The rest of the gameCLE @ KC →Both lineups, bullpens, the pitch-mix battles and park air.Angel Martínez: every projection we've made →