PITCHER MATCHUP

Steven Cruz vs Chicago White Sox

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

Steven Cruz's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .315vs RHH xwOBA .290Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 53%Cutter 28%Slider 18%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 Steven Cruz, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .329
  1. 1 MV Miguel Vargas RHB .332
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Miguel Vargas
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 505 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 113 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 196 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 CM Chase Meidroth RHB .317
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Chase Meidroth
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 344 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 72 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 154 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 CM Colson Montgomery LHB .342
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Colson Montgomery
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 304 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .453 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 108 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 SA Sam Antonacci LHB .324
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Sam Antonacci
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .345 xwOBA over 158 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 55 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 64 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 MM Munetaka Murakami LHB .332
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Munetaka Murakami
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .358 xwOBA over 155 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 93 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  6. 6 TP Tristan Peters LHB .327
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Tristan Peters
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .339 xwOBA over 142 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 40 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  7. 7 AB Andrew Benintendi LHB .321
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Andrew Benintendi
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 440 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 108 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 193 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 BM Braden Montgomery SH .344
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Braden Montgomery
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .350 xwOBA over 88 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .352 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 35 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 RG Randal Grichuk RHB .320
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Randal Grichuk
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .346 xwOBA over 260 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (28% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (18% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 144 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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