MLBengine v14
← LAA at SEA, Sep 26, 2026
8:40 PM CT · T-Mobile Park · lineup projected
Hitter · LAA · batting 3Wade Meckler
Bats leftTalent grade CContactNormal
.337wOBA vs LHP.307xwOBA vs his mix3.8expected PA
Starter · SEAKade Anderson
Throws leftBTB Stuff 97Trending Up
5.4projected K21%K%2.7trips vs this hitter
Kade Anderson's pitches, by how they moveHitter's edgeEvenPitcher's edge
-20-100+10+20-20-100+10+20Arm side →← Glove side↑ Rise (in)Fastball: 41% usage, 93.5 mph, +7.1″ arm side, +16.0″ rise. Wade Meckler: wOBA .350 vs league .349 (about even).Fastball 41%Slider: 24% usage, 87.9 mph, -4.3″ arm side, -1.1″ rise. Wade Meckler: wOBA .306 vs league .305 (about even).Slider 24%Changeup: 18% usage, 84.8 mph, +12.6″ arm side, +8.3″ rise. Wade Meckler: wOBA .303 vs league .302 (about even).Changeup 18%Curveball: 16% usage, 81.8 mph, -7.8″ arm side, -10.0″ rise. Wade Meckler: wOBA .259 vs league .257 (about even).Curveball 16%

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

Wade Meckler's last 40 balls in playHit (14)Out (26)Barrel zone
sweet spot 8–32°-40°-20°0°20°40°60°80°6070809010011012095 mph hard hitExit velocity (mph)Single: 96.9 mph at 13°Single: 102.2 mph at 11°Single: 93.4 mph at -4°Out: 97.8 mph at 15°Out: 100.1 mph at 30°Single: 94.9 mph at 2°Out: 95.7 mph at 20°Out: 94.9 mph at -9°Single: 91.2 mph at 3°Out: 89.4 mph at 34°Out: 100.9 mph at 6°Out: 98.3 mph at 19°Single: 98.8 mph at 13°Out: 86.2 mph at 34°Out: 76.5 mph at 41°Out: 93.2 mph at 30°Out: 54.6 mph at -25°Out: 92.6 mph at -9°Single: 89.0 mph at 3°Out: 60.9 mph at 37°Out: 93.1 mph at 20°Single: 87.6 mph at -22°Single: 79.5 mph at 8°Out: 101.0 mph at -30°Out: 77.8 mph at 0°Single: 96.5 mph at 6°Out: 81.5 mph at 31°Single: 95.3 mph at -1°Out: 99.3 mph at -6°Single: 73.9 mph at 22°Out: 93.5 mph at 36°Out: 72.8 mph at 38°Out: 89.8 mph at 33°Double: 96.5 mph at 21°Out: 87.4 mph at -27°Out: 93.3 mph at -3°Out: 98.2 mph at 3°Out: 100.1 mph at 8°Out: 99.0 mph at -9°Single: 21.6 mph at -55°
40% hit 95+ mph35% in the sweet spot35% fell for hits
MarketBTBWithout the matchupMatchup
1+ hit64.3%64.7%-0.3
2+ total bases32.2%33.1%-0.9
Home run5.6%6.7%-1.1
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
+0.0
Bullpen
+0.3
Park
-1.1
2+ total bases
Starter
-0.1
Pitch mix
+0.0
Bullpen
+0.4
Park
-1.2
Home run
Starter
-1.2
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
+0.2
Park
-0.0

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.

Pitch by pitch

Wade Meckler against each of Kade Anderson's pitches
His pitchUsageVeloMovementHis wOBALeagueHis whiff%LeagueSampleRead
Fastball41%93.5+7″ / +16″.350.34911.8%17.3%10About league average vs these
Slider24%87.9-4″ / -1″.306.30521.6%29.8%5Little history vs this shape
Changeup18%84.8+13″ / +8″.303.30227.1%33.6%7Little history vs this shape
Curveball16%81.8-8″ / -10″.259.25721.8%30.1%2Little history vs this shape
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
Wade Meckler · by window and pitcher handthrough Sep 24, 2026 · windows are his last games
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G49.375.444.375.425.42811.1%11.1%6.2%85.497.80.0%16.7%16.7%
Last 15 G1118.333.444.333.388.42311.1%16.7%10.7%86.3100.10.0%25.0%33.3%
Last 30 G1727.227.346.227.300.36214.8%11.1%11.6%81.9100.10.0%33.3%22.2%
90 days2540.314.385.343.349.31812.5%7.5%9.2%81.6100.10.0%23.3%20.0%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 30 balls in play
Ground 73%Line drive 13%Fly ball 10%Pop-up 3%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G515.308.400.308.333.46813.3%6.7%11.1%95.7102.29.1%63.6%63.6%
Last 15 G1440.286.375.314.321.33617.5%10.0%17.5%89.6102.23.6%46.4%35.7%
Last 30 G2893.305.387.354.349.33115.1%10.8%18.4%87.2102.22.9%42.6%32.4%
90 days59181.298.372.354.338.32119.3%9.4%19.9%86.3102.51.6%38.6%35.4%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 127 balls in play
Ground 53%Line drive 26%Fly ball 21%Pop-up 1%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G524.333.417.333.365.45412.5%8.3%8.8%92.1102.25.9%47.1%47.1%
Last 15 G1558.300.397.320.341.36215.5%12.1%15.4%88.6102.22.5%40.0%35.0%
Last 30 G30120.288.378.327.339.33815.0%10.8%16.8%86.1102.22.3%40.7%30.2%
90 days62221.301.374.352.340.32018.1%9.0%18.0%85.4102.51.3%35.7%32.5%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 157 balls in play
Ground 57%Line drive 24%Fly ball 19%Pop-up 1%
Wade Meckler · percentile ranksvs 304 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 rating58Average
Last 100 pitches94trending up
wOBA / xwOBA.337 / .326results in line with his contact
Last 12 games, oldest to newest
Hit9/12
2+ total bases6/12
Home run0/12

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 24RHPFastball94.796.913.907Single
Sep 24RHPSinker95.7102.211.912Single
Sep 23LHPFastball91.093.4-4.248Single
Sep 23LHPFastball92.397.815.758Out
Sep 23RHPCutter90.8100.130.942Out
Sep 23LHPSlider83.294.92.415Single
Sep 22RHPFastball97.295.720.360Out
Sep 22LHPFastball90.494.9-9.212Out
Sep 22RHPCutter89.891.23.398Single
Sep 20RHPSplitter79.789.434.027Out
Sep 20RHPChangeup83.9100.96.562Out
Sep 20RHPSinker90.298.319.380Out
Last 10 games.
DatePAHTBHRBBK
Sep 24522012
Sep 23422000
Sep 22522010
Sep 20400001
Sep 19611000
Sep 18311001
Sep 17522001
Sep 16500012
Sep 15422001
Sep 14311000

Two strikes

Kade Anderson SEA · LHPwith two strikes
Kade Anderson with two strikes. Put-away: share of two-strike pitches that end the at-bat with a strikeout.
PitchOverall2 strikesWhiff%Put-awayLeague put-away
Slider24%33%26.7%20.8%21.6%
Fastball41%32%22.6%19.1%18.6%
Changeup18%23%19.0%11.8%18.3%
Curveball16%12%20.0%29.4%21.3%
Sinker2%1%0.0%0.0%17.7%
Wade Meckler bats Lwith two strikes, vs this hand
Wade Meckler with two strikes against this hand, shrunk toward league. Little two-strike history vs these shapes
With two strikesHimLeague
K%38.1%44.1%
Whiff%20.6%22.7%
Contact%79.4%77.3%
Chase%36.1%38.1%
wOBA.228.224
Whiff vs his put-away shapes23.3%25.6%

The hitter

season-level talent read
Talent gradeCContact type
wOBA.332
K%18.0%
BB%8.8%
Whiff%8.2%
Barrel%2.4%
Hard-hit%25.8%
Avg EV85.9

Against left-handers, last 90 days

39 PA
wOBA.337
xwOBA vs this mix.307against pitches like his
RV/1000.22
Hard-hit%22.2%
K%16.7%
BB%9.2%

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
Kade AndersonLHP · SEA vs LAA
5.4projected strikeouts · likely 3 to 9 · 21.4 batters over 5.1 innings
≤3 strikeouts: 21.0%21%≤34 strikeouts: 15.7%16%45 strikeouts: 17.2%17%56 strikeouts: 15.5%16%67 strikeouts: 12.1%12%78 strikeouts: 8.2%8%89+ strikeouts: 10.3%10%9+book 5.5
Over 5.5: 46% (red bars) · under: 54%. Chance of each exact strikeout total, from the served distribution.
K%21.4%
BB%6.1%
Whiff%12.7%
Velo88.6
BTB Stuff97
Location101
PitchUsageBTB Stuff 60 · 100 · 140VeloWhiff
Fastball41%9093.410.8%
Slider24%10987.812.8%
Changeup18%9684.518.4%
Curveball16%9781.910.5%
Sinker2%10793.014.3%
Last 3 startsTrending Up
DatePitchesK%Whiff%Hard-hit%wOBA
Sep 208429%17%38%.142
Sep 147225%14%35%.368
Sep 98121%12%42%.300

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.

Kade Anderson SEA · LHPvsLAA lineupstrikeout rate vs his hand

3 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, 21.6%. Red strikes out more, blue less.

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