PITCHER MATCHUP

Lake Bachar vs Chicago White Sox

How the Chicago White Sox's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Lake Bachar's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Lake Bachar's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .287vs RHH xwOBA .296Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 34%Slider 23%Sweeper 20%Curveball 12%Splitter 9%Sinker 2%

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .309
  1. 1 MV Miguel Vargas RHB .325
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Miguel Vargas
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .331 xwOBA over 526 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 199 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 105 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .386 xwOBA over 308 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  2. 2 CM Colson Montgomery LHB .284
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Colson Montgomery
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 322 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 112 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .250 xwOBA over 68 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 41 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .347 xwOBA over 138 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 CM Chase Meidroth RHB .294
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Chase Meidroth
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 357 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 156 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .252 xwOBA over 84 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 41 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 237 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 SA Sam Antonacci LHB .314
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Sam Antonacci
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .348 xwOBA over 168 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 69 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 37 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 17 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 109 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 MM Munetaka Murakami LHB .312
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Munetaka Murakami
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 171 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 98 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .285 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .344 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .275 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .339 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 TP Tristan Peters LHB .308
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Tristan Peters
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 156 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 18 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 41 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 87 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 AB Andrew Benintendi LHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Andrew Benintendi
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 448 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 194 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 83 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 74 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 71 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .347 xwOBA over 219 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  8. 8 BM Braden Montgomery SH .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Braden Montgomery
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 100 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 39 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 20 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 23 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .279 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 RG Randal Grichuk RHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Randal Grichuk
    • Four-Seam Fastball (34% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 264 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (23% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 150 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sweeper (20% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 35 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (9% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (2% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 130 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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