PITCHER MATCHUP

Nick Pivetta vs Washington Nationals

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

Nick Pivetta's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .292vs RHH xwOBA .308Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 49%Curveball 21%Sweeper 18%Cutter 9%Sinker 2%Slider 1%

How the Washington Nationals's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .315
  1. 1 DL Daylen Lile LHB .339
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Daylen Lile
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 276 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .348 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 79 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 72 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 CA CJ Abrams LHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. CJ Abrams
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 508 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 164 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .268 xwOBA over 152 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 134 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 JW James Wood LHB .373
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. James Wood
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .431 xwOBA over 453 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 124 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 158 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .387 xwOBA over 105 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  4. 4 NN Nasim Nuñez SH .300
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nasim Nuñez
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 234 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 27 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 37 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 JY Jacob Young RHB .309
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jacob Young
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 358 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .279 xwOBA over 118 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 86 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 DC Dylan Crews RHB .302
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Dylan Crews
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 243 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 74 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  7. 7 KR Keibert Ruiz SH .292
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Keibert Ruiz
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 307 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 84 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 85 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 BH Brady House RHB .304
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brady House
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 155 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 29 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 78 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 27 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 JV Jorbit Vivas LHB .309
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jorbit Vivas
    • Four-Seam Fastball (49% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 143 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (21% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 20 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 21 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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