MLBengine v14
← HOU at OAK, Sep 26, 2026
8:40 PM CT · Sutter Health Park · lineup confirmed
Hitter · HOU · batting 9Taylor Trammell
Bats leftTalent grade FPowerNormal
.284wOBA vs RHP.308xwOBA vs his mix3.3expected PA
Starter · OAKJack Perkins
Throws rightBTB Stuff 99Trending Up
4.9projected K24%K%1.9trips vs this hitter
Jack Perkins's pitches, by how they moveHitter's edgeEvenPitcher's edge
-20-100+10+20-20-100+10+20Arm side →← Glove side↑ Rise (in)Fastball: 32% usage, 95.9 mph, +10.4″ arm side, +14.4″ rise. Taylor Trammell: wOBA .340 vs league .357 (pitcher's edge).Fastball 32%Sweeper: 29% usage, 86.3 mph, -12.1″ arm side, +1.8″ rise. Taylor Trammell: wOBA .296 vs league .313 (pitcher's edge).Sweeper 29%Changeup: 17% usage, 89.5 mph, +13.1″ arm side, -0.1″ rise. Taylor Trammell: wOBA .260 vs league .277 (pitcher's edge).Changeup 17%Cutter: 14% usage, 92.7 mph, +0.8″ arm side, +7.8″ rise. Taylor Trammell: wOBA .340 vs league .357 (pitcher's edge).Cutter 14%Sinker: 4% usage, 94.7 mph, +16.0″ arm side, +8.9″ rise. Taylor Trammell: wOBA .344 vs league .361 (pitcher's edge).Sinker 4%

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

Taylor Trammell's last 40 balls in playHit (9)Out (31)Barrel zone
sweet spot 8–32°-40°-20°0°20°40°60°80°6070809010011012095 mph hard hitExit velocity (mph)Out: 82.6 mph at 63°Out: 80.1 mph at -6°Out: 103.1 mph at 1°Out: 100.1 mph at 53°Out: 81.1 mph at -36°Out: 77.5 mph at -4°Out: 101.9 mph at 54°Home run: 106.4 mph at 23°Out: 110.0 mph at -8°Out: 57.5 mph at 3°Out: 107.2 mph at 39°Out: 102.9 mph at 17°Out: 82.9 mph at 27°Single: 110.8 mph at -1°Out: 92.5 mph at -14°Double: 107.2 mph at 17°Out: 94.1 mph at 64°Single: 89.1 mph at 12°Out: 60.5 mph at 32°Out: 99.9 mph at 46°Double: 86.8 mph at 19°Out: 57.5 mph at -82°Out: 72.2 mph at -20°Out: 79.5 mph at 83°Out: 66.0 mph at -4°Double: 92.4 mph at 20°Out: 93.7 mph at 54°Double: 107.2 mph at 18°Single: 108.6 mph at -25°Out: 63.7 mph at 81°Out: 99.2 mph at 63°Out: 72.0 mph at 69°Out: 97.5 mph at 23°Out: 59.0 mph at 29°Out: 77.0 mph at -15°Out: 76.2 mph at 30°Single: 108.6 mph at -10°Out: 82.7 mph at 81°Out: 64.9 mph at 55°Out: 101.4 mph at 25°
40% hit 95+ mph33% in the sweet spot23% fell for hits
MarketBTBWithout the matchupMatchup
1+ hit48.7%47.6%+1.2
2+ total bases30.0%27.4%+2.5
Home run12.8%10.2%+2.6
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
-2.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
+0.3
Park
+2.8
2+ total bases
Starter
-0.5
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
+0.1
Park
+3.0
Home run
Starter
+0.7
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
-0.2
Park
+2.1

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 Taylor Trammell hits
Where they meet

.298 xwOBA for Taylor Trammell in the spots Jack Perkins throws to lefties

The average hitter in those same spots: .311 (-13 points). His best spot against righties is middle-right, and Jack Perkins puts 5% of his pitches there. Context only; the projection reads pitch type, not location.

Jack Perkins · where he throws to left-handed hitters
6% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 32% per swing6%5% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 11% per swing5%4% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 12% per swing4%5% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 0% per swing5%6% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 7% per swing6%5% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 0% per swing5%5% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 22% per swing5%6% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 3% per swing6%5% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 12% per swing5%17% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 33% per swing17%4% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 23% per swing4%12% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 48% per swing12%21% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 43% per swing21%
All · 692 pitches · catcher's view
3% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters3%1% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters1%1% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters1%3% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters3%4% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters4%1% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters1%10% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters10%4% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters4%2% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters2%13% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters13%0% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters36% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters36%24% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters24%
Changeup · 197 pitches · catcher's view
13% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters13%6% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters6%6% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters6%8% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters8%7% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters7%4% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters4%2% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters2%2% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters2%6% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters6%30% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters30%8% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters8%3% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters3%7% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters7%
Fastball · 158 pitches · catcher's view
3% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters3%7% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters7%2% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters2%5% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters5%8% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters8%11% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters11%5% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters5%10% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters10%6% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters6%7% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters7%1% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters1%5% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters5%30% of his Sweeper pitches to left-handed hitters30%
Sweeper · 152 pitches · catcher's view
5% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters5%8% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters8%9% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters9%5% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters5%5% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters5%5% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters5%2% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters2%8% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters8%5% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters5%19% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters19%9% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters9%0% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters21% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters21%
Cutter · 134 pitches · catcher's view
7% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters7%0% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters0% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters14% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters14%4% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters4%7% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters7%4% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters4%7% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters7%11% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters11%18% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters18%7% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters7%4% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters4%18% of his Sinker pitches to left-handed hitters18%
Sinker · 28 pitches · catcher's view
4% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4%4% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4%0% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters0% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4%4% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4%4% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4%4% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4%9% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters9%30% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters30%0% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters4%30% of his Slider pitches to left-handed hitters30%
Slider · 23 pitches · catcher's view

Share of his pitches in each spot; darker is more. Last 90 days.

Taylor Trammell · hot and cold vs RHP
xwOBA .265 shrunk (raw .253 on 9 PA) · league .274 · 27 pitches seen.265xwOBA .315 shrunk (raw .330 on 6 PA) · league .307 · 31 pitches seen.315xwOBA .255 shrunk (raw .222 on 3 PA) · league .263 · 13 pitches seen.255xwOBA .263 shrunk (raw .157 on 9 PA) · league .342 · 32 pitches seen.263xwOBA .470 shrunk (raw .518 on 21 PA) · league .386 · 44 pitches seen.470xwOBA .473 shrunk (raw .639 on 11 PA) · league .321 · 31 pitches seen.473xwOBA .284 shrunk (raw .251 on 9 PA) · league .308 · 27 pitches seen.284xwOBA .305 shrunk (raw .272 on 17 PA) · league .351 · 38 pitches seen.305xwOBA .299 shrunk (raw .314 on 6 PA) · league .292 · 24 pitches seen.299xwOBA .321 shrunk (raw .269 on 13 PA) · league .377 · 92 pitches seen.321xwOBA .287 shrunk (raw .302 on 10 PA) · league .274 · 46 pitches seen.287xwOBA .207 shrunk (raw .182 on 27 PA) · league .263 · 97 pitches seen.207xwOBA .269 shrunk (raw .266 on 17 PA) · league .274 · 104 pitches seen.269
vs RHP · 606 pitches · catcher's view
Whiff 60% of 20 swings · league 22%60%Whiff 45% of 29 swings · league 20%45%Whiff 20% of 10 swings · league 19%20%Whiff 25% of 24 swings · league 10%25%Whiff 5% of 37 swings · league 9%5%Whiff 15% of 20 swings · league 11%15%Whiff 25% of 16 swings · league 14%25%Whiff 37% of 30 swings · league 13%37%Whiff 23% of 13 swings · league 17%23%Whiff 77% of 17 swings · league 28%77%Whiff 20% of 20 swings · league 24%20%Whiff 49% of 35 swings · league 32%49%Whiff 73% of 30 swings · league 49%73%
vs RHP · 606 pitches · catcher's view
Swings at 74% of 27 pitches · league 62%74%Swings at 94% of 31 pitches · league 72%94%Swings at 77% of 13 pitches · league 66%77%Swings at 75% of 32 pitches · league 70%75%Swings at 84% of 44 pitches · league 76%84%Swings at 65% of 31 pitches · league 70%65%Swings at 59% of 27 pitches · league 65%59%Swings at 79% of 38 pitches · league 68%79%Swings at 54% of 24 pitches · league 60%54%Swings at 19% of 92 pitches · league 24%19%Swings at 44% of 46 pitches · league 34%44%Swings at 36% of 97 pitches · league 40%36%Swings at 29% of 104 pitches · league 32%29%
vs RHP · 606 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

Taylor Trammell against each of Jack Perkins's pitches
His pitchUsageVeloMovementHis wOBALeagueHis whiff%LeagueSampleRead
Fastball32%95.9+10″ / +14″.340.35729.5%17.6%217About league average vs these; misses them more than most
Sweeper29%86.3-12″ / +2″.296.31343.2%27.1%46About league average vs these; misses them more than most
Changeup17%89.5+13″ / -0″.260.27748.5%29.8%41About league average vs these; misses them more than most
Cutter14%92.7+1″ / +8″.340.35729.4%17.9%110About league average vs these; misses them more than most
Sinker4%94.7+16″ / +9″.344.36123.4%14.0%137About league average vs these; misses them more than most
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 right-handers, the hand he faces tonight
Taylor Trammell · 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 G518.067.222.267.228.24544.4%16.7%40.5%93.1106.414.3%57.1%14.3%
Last 15 G1546.175.283.350.283.27832.6%13.0%37.8%90.2110.816.0%40.0%36.0%
Last 30 G3085.130.212.247.209.23835.3%9.4%36.8%88.7110.812.8%40.4%31.9%
90 days54159.171.270.350.282.31229.6%11.3%37.2%88.7113.316.1%41.9%33.3%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 93 balls in play
Ground 40%Line drive 15%Fly ball 25%Pop-up 20%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G44.000.250.000.175.26925.0%25.0%28.6%95.6110.00.0%50.0%0.0%
Last 15 G89.143.333.143.256.22233.3%22.2%31.2%89.3110.00.0%50.0%0.0%
Last 30 G1112.100.250.100.192.18033.3%16.7%29.2%88.4110.00.0%50.0%0.0%
90 days2229.083.241.083.183.19227.6%10.3%28.3%79.5110.00.0%18.8%6.2%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 16 balls in play
Ground 69%Line drive 6%Fly ball 13%Pop-up 13%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G522.056.227.222.218.25040.9%18.2%38.8%93.6110.011.1%55.6%11.1%
Last 15 G1555.170.291.319.278.26932.7%14.5%36.8%90.0110.813.8%41.4%31.0%
Last 30 G3097.126.216.230.207.23135.1%10.3%35.9%88.7110.811.3%41.5%28.3%
90 days57188.159.266.311.267.29429.3%11.2%35.9%87.4113.313.8%38.5%29.4%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 109 balls in play
Ground 44%Line drive 14%Fly ball 23%Pop-up 19%
Taylor Trammell · percentile ranksvs 228 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.

FormNormal
Contact rating27Below average
Last 100 pitches37trending up
wOBA / xwOBA.264 / .292running 29 points behind his contact
Last 12 games, oldest to newest
Hit5/12
2+ total bases3/12
Home run1/12

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 23RHPCurveball83.482.663.019Out
Sep 23RHPChangeup84.780.1-6.112Out
Sep 22RHPChangeup86.0103.11.453Out
Sep 22RHPFastball96.7100.153.020Out
Sep 22LHPSinker98.481.1-36.043Out
Sep 18RHPSplitter88.377.5-4.108Out
Sep 17RHPFastball91.5101.954.021Out
Sep 17RHPCutter93.5106.4231.588Home run
Sep 13LHPSinker94.3110.0-8.335Out
Sep 12LHPSinker89.257.53.117Out
Sep 12RHPFastball93.8107.2391.230Out
Sep 11RHPFastball96.1102.917.514Out
Last 10 games.
DatePAHTBHRBBK
Sep 23500003
Sep 22500020
Sep 18400003
Sep 17414111
Sep 13400012
Sep 12400011
Sep 11311000
Sep 10412010
Sep 8411003
Sep 6100000

Two strikes

Jack Perkins OAK · RHPwith two strikes
Jack Perkins with two strikes. Put-away: share of two-strike pitches that end the at-bat with a strikeout.
PitchOverall2 strikesWhiff%Put-awayLeague put-away
Sweeper25%30%25.8%26.3%20.7%
Fastball24%29%19.1%16.7%18.3%
Changeup21%27%31.4%25.3%18.4%
Slider3%6%10.0%20.0%21.4%
Cutter19%5%15.4%18.8%18.7%
Sinker7%3%0.0%12.5%17.7%
Other1%0%–0.0%17.9%
Taylor Trammell bats Lwith two strikes, vs this hand
Taylor Trammell with two strikes against this hand, shrunk toward league. Misses his two-strike stuff more than most
With two strikesHimLeague
K%55.9%41.3%
Whiff%35.1%21.6%
Contact%64.9%78.4%
Chase%34.5%39.4%
wOBA.211.246
Whiff vs his put-away shapes36.3%22.8%

The hitter

season-level talent read
Talent gradeFPower type
wOBA.277
K%29.0%
BB%11.3%
Whiff%16.3%
Barrel%6.6%
Hard-hit%22.7%
Avg EV87.7

Against right-handers, last 90 days

159 PA
wOBA.284
xwOBA vs this mix.308against pitches like his
RV/100-0.59
Hard-hit%24.4%
K%28.9%
BB%11.0%

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
Jack PerkinsRHP · OAK vs HOU6 days' rest
4.9projected strikeouts · likely 2 to 8 · 21.0 batters over 4.9 innings
≤3 strikeouts: 28.4%28%≤34 strikeouts: 17.9%18%45 strikeouts: 17.4%17%56 strikeouts: 14.1%14%67 strikeouts: 9.9%10%78 strikeouts: 6.1%6%89+ strikeouts: 6.2%6%9+book 4.5
Over 4.5: 54% (red bars) · under: 46%. Chance of each exact strikeout total, from the served distribution.
K%23.7%
BB%10.7%
Whiff%11.1%
Velo90.9
BTB Stuff99
Location102
PitchUsageBTB Stuff 60 · 100 · 140VeloWhiff%
Sweeper25%10886.416.3%
Fastball24%9595.37.4%
Changeup21%9389.315.1%
Cutter19%10492.77.5%
Sinker7%9294.87.1%
Slider3%9984.93.1%
Last 3 startsTrending Up
DatePitchesK%Whiff%Hard-hit%wOBA
Sep 208018%10%23%.231
Sep 158333%8%25%.194
Sep 88514%9%29%.405

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.

Jack Perkins OAK · RHPvsHOU lineupstrikeout rate vs his hand

5 of 9 strike out more than the average hitter tonight

Strikeout rate against right-handers over the last 90 days (season rate where the split is missing). Line: tonight's average hitter, 21.7%. Red strikes out more, blue less.

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