Alec Burleson vs Freddy Peralta

The Almanac's Take

Burleson carries the platoon edge here as a lefty against Peralta's right hand, and his season line backs it up — .290/.348/.446 with a 16.4% strikeout rate that suggests he makes enough contact to take advantage. Peralta has been solid this year (3.37 ERA, 9.2 K/9 over 72 innings), but his 1.31 WHIP and 3.7 BB/9 leave some room for Burleson to work a count. The 24-PA head-to-head is too thin to lean on — treat the .182 average there as a footnote, not a signal. The season read and the platoon split are the actual case for this matchup.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.182

4-for-22

PA

24

HR

0

K

2

BB

2

Pitches seen

89

Avg exit velo

89.0 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-04-01Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 93.5 mph
• 2026-04-01Field Out · Curveball 73.8 mph · 93.7 mph EV
• 2026-04-01Force Out · Changeup 87.3 mph · 79.3 mph EV
• 2025-06-13Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.3 mph · 107.9 mph EV
• 2025-06-13Double · 4-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph · 105.9 mph EV
• 2025-06-13Field Out · Changeup 89.9 mph · 70.8 mph EV
• 2024-09-02Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph · 92.7 mph EV
• 2024-09-02Strikeout · Curveball 78.7 mph
• 2024-09-02Field Out · Changeup 87.0 mph · 71.8 mph EV
• 2024-08-22Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 92.6 mph
• 2024-08-22Walk · Curveball 79.1 mph
• 2024-08-22Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.6 mph · 87.3 mph EV
• 2024-05-11Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.1 mph · 101.1 mph EV
• 2024-05-11Field Out · Curveball 75.8 mph · 95.8 mph EV
• 2024-05-11Field Out · Slider 82.0 mph · 70.3 mph EV
• 2023-09-18Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.1 mph · 97.4 mph EV
• 2023-09-18Field Out · Changeup 86.6 mph · 90.1 mph EV
• 2023-09-18Single · Curveball 78.0 mph · 77.8 mph EV
• 2023-05-15Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.3 mph · 106.5 mph EV
• 2023-05-15Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.4 mph · 74.1 mph EV
• 2023-05-15Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.7 mph · 77.1 mph EV
• 2023-04-09Double · Changeup 90.7 mph · 95.8 mph EV
• 2023-04-09Catcher Interf · 4-Seam Fastball 96.2 mph
• 2023-04-09Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.2 mph · 96.4 mph EV