PITCHER MATCHUP

José Soriano vs Athletics

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

José Soriano's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .325vs RHH xwOBA .308Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Sinker 39%Knuckle Curve 26%Four-Seam Fastball 16%Splitter 14%Slider 6%

How the Athletics's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .314
  1. 1 TS Tyler Soderstrom LHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Tyler Soderstrom
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 224 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .352 xwOBA over 320 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .273 xwOBA over 66 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 161 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 NK Nick Kurtz LHB .340
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nick Kurtz
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .354 xwOBA over 172 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 23 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .406 xwOBA over 252 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .280 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 123 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 JM Jeff McNeil LHB .320
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jeff McNeil
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 229 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 443 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 168 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  4. 4 JW Jacob Wilson RHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jacob Wilson
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 272 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 219 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 135 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 LB Lawrence Butler LHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Lawrence Butler
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 205 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 455 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 67 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .395 xwOBA over 147 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  6. 6 CC Carlos Cortes LHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Carlos Cortes
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .349 xwOBA over 98 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 JH Jonah Heim SH .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jonah Heim
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 132 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 430 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .262 xwOBA over 118 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  8. 8 HB Henry Bolte RHB .294
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Henry Bolte
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 DW Donovan Walton LHB .306
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Donovan Walton
    • Sinker (39% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 23 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (26% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Four-Seam Fastball (16% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (14% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (6% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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