PITCHER MATCHUP

Cristopher Sánchez vs Washington Nationals

How the Washington Nationals's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Cristopher Sánchez's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Cristopher Sánchez's arsenal

Throws LHPvs LHH xwOBA .209vs RHH xwOBA .302Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Sinker 45%Changeup 37%Slider 18%

How the Washington Nationals's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the Washington Nationals's top-9-by-AB hitters against Cristopher Sánchez, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .304
  1. 1 DL Daylen Lile LHB .323
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Daylen Lile
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .340 xwOBA over 122 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 140 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .279 xwOBA over 137 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  2. 2 CA CJ Abrams LHB .325
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. CJ Abrams
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 281 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 207 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 256 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  3. 3 JW James Wood LHB .341
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. James Wood
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .385 xwOBA over 259 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 161 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 213 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 NN Nasim Nuñez SH .276
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nasim Nuñez
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 82 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .263 xwOBA over 87 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 JY Jacob Young RHB .283
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jacob Young
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 307 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .262 xwOBA over 115 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 200 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 DC Dylan Crews RHB .317
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Dylan Crews
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 191 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 70 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 123 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 KR Keibert Ruiz SH .292
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Keibert Ruiz
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 165 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .271 xwOBA over 163 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .263 xwOBA over 141 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  8. 8 BH Brady House RHB .304
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brady House
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 128 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 52 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 106 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 JV Jorbit Vivas LHB .276
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jorbit Vivas
    • Sinker (45% usage) projects to .266 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Changeup (37% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .285 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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