PITCHER MATCHUP

Keider Montero vs Athletics

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

Keider Montero's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .334vs RHH xwOBA .287Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 32%Slider 21%Sinker 20%Knuckle Curve 14%Changeup 13%

How the Athletics's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .315
  1. 1 NK Nick Kurtz LHB .357
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nick Kurtz
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .407 xwOBA over 251 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 122 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .351 xwOBA over 170 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 23 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 113 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 TS Tyler Soderstrom LHB .327
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Tyler Soderstrom
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .354 xwOBA over 317 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 159 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 218 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 157 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 JM Jeff McNeil LHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jeff McNeil
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 440 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 167 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 225 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 109 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 JW Jacob Wilson RHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jacob Wilson
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 212 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 135 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 268 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 76 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 LB Lawrence Butler LHB .321
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Lawrence Butler
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 452 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .371 xwOBA over 145 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 202 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 225 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 CC Carlos Cortes LHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Carlos Cortes
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 56 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 HB Henry Bolte RHB .304
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Henry Bolte
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 47 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .325 xwOBA over 31 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 56 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 15 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 JH Jonah Heim SH .300
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jonah Heim
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 424 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .265 xwOBA over 117 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 131 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 177 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 CT Colby Thomas RHB .283
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Colby Thomas
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 85 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .196 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 35 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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