PITCHER MATCHUP

Daniel Espino vs Athletics

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

Daniel Espino's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .262vs RHH xwOBA .311Seasons 2026
Four-Seam Fastball 66%Slider 28%Curveball 7%

How the Athletics's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .312
  1. 1 JM Jeff McNeil LHB .296
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jeff McNeil
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 497 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 195 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 66 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 LB Lawrence Butler LHB .336
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Lawrence Butler
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 525 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .370 xwOBA over 178 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .370 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 SL Shea Langeliers RHB .314
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Shea Langeliers
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 438 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 263 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 67 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 HB Henry Bolte RHB .330
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Henry Bolte
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 112 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 56 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 17 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 ZG Zack Gelof RHB .298
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Zack Gelof
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 300 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .268 xwOBA over 148 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .271 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  6. 6 CC Carlos Cortes LHB .321
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Carlos Cortes
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 120 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 MM Max Muncy RHB .309
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Max Muncy
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 135 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 84 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 24 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 DW Donovan Walton LHB .314
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Donovan Walton
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 71 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 33 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 AW Alika Williams RHB .292
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Alika Williams
    • Four-Seam Fastball (66% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 84 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (28% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (7% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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