The Rundown

First Pitch Matchups

1st Pitch for Friday, June 26, 2026

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How to Read This Page

BIP = ball in play. Higher score = more likely to put pitch 1 in play.

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Tiers

HIGHStrong first-pitch contact matchups (★)

MEDModerate matchups

LOWBottom tier

Leaderboard shows HIGH tier only. The ★ marker flags batters with strong matchup-specific signals.

Outcome Columns

Percentages reflect what happens on the first pitch when the batter swings. Greyed cells = sample too small.

Swing%How often the batter swings at the 1st pitch.

Out/Other%1st pitches that end the AB as a non-hit batted ball — outs, sac flies/bunts, fielders choice, errors.

1B%1st pitches that result in a single.

XBH%1st pitches that result in a double, triple, or home run.

Reading the Signals

— combinations to look for▶

HIGH tier + High XBH%First-pitch power angle. Likely to put it in play AND extra bases when he does.

HIGH tier + Low Swing%Patient HIGH-tier matchup. Rarely swings but produces when he does.

LOW tierFirst-pitch no-contact candidate. The pitcher is likely to get ahead with a called strike or whiff.

Dash (—) on ratesFewer than 5 1st-pitch PAs in the active filter slice — too small to display reliably. Try toggling Year or Hand to see more data.

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Batter stats vs tonight’s opposing pitcher hand

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Top HIGH-tier matchups across the slate

STL @ MIA7:15 PM

HIGH

BATTERBlaze Jordan(R)★

VSMax Meyer(RHP)

SWING41%

OUT13%

1B3%

XBH0%

HIGH

STL @ MIA7:15 PM

HIGH

BATTERAlec Burleson(L)★

VSMax Meyer(RHP)

SWING34%

OUT7%

1B3%

XBH5%

HIGH

1st Pitch for Friday, June 26, 2026

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Tiers

Outcome Columns

Reading the Signals

Filters

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