PITCHER MATCHUP

Braxton Ashcraft vs Los Angeles Angels

How the Los Angeles Angels's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Braxton Ashcraft's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Braxton Ashcraft's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .307vs RHH xwOBA .268Seasons 2026–2025
Four-Seam Fastball 30%Curveball 25%Slider 25%Sinker 16%Splitter 3%Changeup 1%

How the Los Angeles Angels's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the Los Angeles Angels's top-9-by-AB hitters against Braxton Ashcraft, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .309
  1. 1 ZN Zach Neto RHB .323
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Zach Neto
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .367 xwOBA over 452 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 100 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 284 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .348 xwOBA over 333 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  2. 2 MT Mike Trout RHB .340
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Mike Trout
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .372 xwOBA over 494 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 46 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 123 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .377 xwOBA over 185 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 34 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 VG Vaughn Grissom RHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Vaughn Grissom
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .331 xwOBA over 112 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 37 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 75 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .340 xwOBA over 95 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 OP Oswald Peraza RHB .290
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Oswald Peraza
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 157 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .270 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 80 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 120 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 JL Josh Lowe LHB .305
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Josh Lowe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 320 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 90 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .271 xwOBA over 149 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 137 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 47 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 MB Moisés Ballesteros LHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Moisés Ballesteros
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 46 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 40 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 18 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 WM Wade Meckler LHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Wade Meckler
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 87 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 DG Denzer Guzman RHB .284
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Denzer Guzman
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .275 xwOBA over 62 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 40 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 41 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 7 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 JS Jose Siri RHB .306
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jose Siri
    • Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 192 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (25% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 107 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (16% usage) projects to .280 xwOBA over 99 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (3% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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