PITCHER MATCHUP

Kevin Gausman vs Chicago White Sox

How the Chicago White Sox'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 .303vs RHH xwOBA .312Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 52%Splitter 38%Slider 9%Sinker 1%Unknown 1%

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 Kevin Gausman, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .321
  1. 1 MV Miguel Vargas RHB .323
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Miguel Vargas
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .347 xwOBA over 443 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 175 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 CM Colson Montgomery LHB .299
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Colson Montgomery
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 257 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 37 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 91 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 CM Chase Meidroth RHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Chase Meidroth
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 296 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 137 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 SA Sam Antonacci LHB .323
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Sam Antonacci
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 123 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 13 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 AB Andrew Benintendi LHB .308
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Andrew Benintendi
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 420 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 66 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 176 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 TP Tristan Peters LHB .332
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Tristan Peters
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .345 xwOBA over 115 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 15 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 38 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 MM Munetaka Murakami LHB .337
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Munetaka Murakami
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .383 xwOBA over 119 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 BM Braden Montgomery SH .333
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Braden Montgomery
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .369 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 RG Randal Grichuk RHB .326
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Randal Grichuk
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 238 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 132 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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