The projection as it was published, not as we would write it today.
Every number below was frozen before the first pitch and has not been touched since. Nothing is recomputed with today’s model, so a night that went badly still reads badly. Pick any night and check us.
Starts this night
4
Hit the projection
3 of 4
Starts that met or beat our projection on this slate.
Inside the range
75%
How many landed inside their 80% range. One night is a small sample.
| Pitcher | Projected | 80% range | Actual | Miss | Big night |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake SnellA strong 28% of the hitters he sees end up walking back to the dugout, facing a tough lineup to put away (22%), the kind that fouls off the good ones, but we plan on about 66 pitches from him, so his night ends early. | 5 | 2–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 10% → no |
| Logan HendersonHe brings real swing-and-miss stuff, with 27% of hitters striking out against him, facing a tough lineup to put away (21%), the kind that fouls off the good ones, but we plan on about 74 pitches from him, so his night ends early. | 6 | 3–9 | 4 | +2.0 | 20% → no |
| Michael KingHe'd rather get quick outs than chase strikeouts, whiffing just 19% of hitters, facing a middle-of-the-pack lineup for strikeouts (22%), but we plan on about 76 pitches from him, so his night ends early. | 4 | 2–7 | 6 | -2.0 | 6% → no |
| Ray KerrHe pitches to contact, striking out only 17% of the hitters he sees, facing a lineup that rarely strikes out (19%) and keeps putting the ball in play, but he's been a bullpen arm all year, so this start runs short (~55 pitches, the way first starts after a relief stretch go). | 2 | 0–3 | 4 | -2.0 | 1% → no |
Miss is projected minus actual: positive means we projected more strikeouts than he threw. An actual shown in red landed outside its 80% range. Openers and short assignments are voided and never counted.