PITCHER MATCHUP

Keider Montero vs Chicago White Sox

How the Chicago White Sox'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 .335vs RHH xwOBA .280Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 32%Slider 21%Sinker 20%Knuckle Curve 14%Changeup 13%

How the Chicago White Sox's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .319
  1. 1 MV Miguel Vargas RHB .335
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Miguel Vargas
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 497 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 192 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .376 xwOBA over 293 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .335 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 114 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 CM Chase Meidroth RHB .306
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Chase Meidroth
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 338 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 153 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 228 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 13 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 118 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 CM Colson Montgomery LHB .312
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Colson Montgomery
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 299 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 106 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .348 xwOBA over 130 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 95 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 SA Sam Antonacci LHB .320
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Sam Antonacci
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .339 xwOBA over 156 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 100 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 5 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 TP Tristan Peters LHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Tristan Peters
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 141 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 82 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 MM Munetaka Murakami LHB .332
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Munetaka Murakami
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .352 xwOBA over 154 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .285 xwOBA over 86 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .347 xwOBA over 5 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 45 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 AB Andrew Benintendi LHB .321
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Andrew Benintendi
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 439 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 188 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 217 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 24 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 199 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 BM Braden Montgomery SH .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Braden Montgomery
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .352 xwOBA over 82 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 33 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .346 xwOBA over limited BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  9. 9 RG Randal Grichuk RHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Randal Grichuk
    • Four-Seam Fastball (32% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 256 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (21% usage) projects to .270 xwOBA over 142 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (20% usage) projects to .348 xwOBA over 123 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Knuckle Curve (14% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (13% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 126 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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