PITCHER MATCHUP

Kevin Gausman vs Washington Nationals

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

Kevin Gausman's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .301vs RHH xwOBA .311Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 52%Splitter 37%Slider 9%Sinker 1%Unknown 1%

How the Washington Nationals's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .311
  1. 1 DL Daylen Lile LHB .314
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Daylen Lile
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 228 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 120 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  2. 2 CA CJ Abrams LHB .330
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. CJ Abrams
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .354 xwOBA over 463 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 55 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 244 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 NN Nasim Nuñez SH .295
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nasim Nuñez
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 191 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 52 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  4. 4 JY Jacob Young RHB .317
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jacob Young
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .340 xwOBA over 326 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 24 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .254 xwOBA over 188 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  5. 5 DC Dylan Crews RHB .308
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Dylan Crews
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 191 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 13 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 107 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 KR Keibert Ruiz SH .296
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Keibert Ruiz
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 282 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .246 xwOBA over 133 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  7. 7 JV Jorbit Vivas LHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jorbit Vivas
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 105 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 13 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 JT José Tena LHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. José Tena
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 186 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .266 xwOBA over 79 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  9. 9 BH Brady House RHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brady House
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 119 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 91 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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