PITCHER MATCHUP

Gabriel Hughes vs Washington Nationals

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

Gabriel Hughes's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .325Seasons 2026
Four-Seam Fastball 55%Slider 15%Sweeper 12%Changeup 7%Curveball 6%Sinker 4%

How the Washington Nationals's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .330
  1. 1 JW James Wood LHB .403
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. James Wood
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .433 xwOBA over 415 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .364 xwOBA over 209 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 150 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 DL Daylen Lile LHB .320
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Daylen Lile
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 213 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 115 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 62 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 CA CJ Abrams LHB .331
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. CJ Abrams
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .352 xwOBA over 455 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 232 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .264 xwOBA over 128 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  4. 4 LG Luis García Jr. LHB .370
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Luis García Jr.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .394 xwOBA over 318 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 179 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .364 xwOBA over 83 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  5. 5 NN Nasim Nuñez SH .304
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nasim Nuñez
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 177 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .261 xwOBA over 47 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 21 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 JY Jacob Young RHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jacob Young
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 322 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 185 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 104 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  7. 7 CM Curtis Mead RHB .317
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Curtis Mead
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 195 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 116 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  8. 8 KR Keibert Ruiz SH .291
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Keibert Ruiz
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 272 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .260 xwOBA over 129 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 46 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 DC Dylan Crews RHB .322
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Dylan Crews
    • Four-Seam Fastball (55% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 182 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (15% usage) projects to .346 xwOBA over 102 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (12% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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