PITCHER MATCHUP

Mason Montgomery vs Cleveland Guardians

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

Mason Montgomery's arsenal

Throws LHPvs LHH xwOBA .299vs RHH xwOBA .308Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 63%Slider 25%Curveball 9%Sinker 2%Changeup 2%

How the Cleveland Guardians's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .307
  1. 1 BR Brayan Rocchio SH .308
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brayan Rocchio
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 371 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 130 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  2. 2 CD Chase DeLauter LHB .323
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Chase DeLauter
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 118 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 39 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 SK Steven Kwan LHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Steven Kwan
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 578 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 180 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .335 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 KM Kyle Manzardo LHB .301
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Kyle Manzardo
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 307 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 129 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 56 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 TB Travis Bazzana LHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Travis Bazzana
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 103 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 DS Daniel Schneemann LHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Daniel Schneemann
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 274 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 107 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 RH Rhys Hoskins RHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Rhys Hoskins
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 337 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 181 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 PB Patrick Bailey SH .285
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Patrick Bailey
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 367 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .275 xwOBA over 125 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 87 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 AH Austin Hedges RHB .297
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Austin Hedges
    • Four-Seam Fastball (63% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 175 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (25% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 69 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (9% usage) projects to .271 xwOBA over 21 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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