Andrew Benintendi vs Aaron Nola

The Almanac's Take

Benintendi gets the platoon edge here as a lefty against Nola's right-handed delivery, and the season-level read on Nola is genuinely soft — a 5.55 ERA and 1.39 WHIP through 12 starts, with 11 home runs allowed in 61.2 innings. Benintendi is hitting .251/.308/.427 with a .735 OPS this year, not a burner but functional, and the 28.1% strikeout rate is worth watching against Nola's 9.3 K/9. The head-to-head is noise — 10 plate appearances, no hits, which tells you almost nothing. Trust the platoon and Nola's current vulnerability over that tiny sample.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.000

0-for-10

PA

10

HR

0

K

1

BB

0

Pitches seen

25

Avg exit velo

79.0 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

• 2024-04-21Field Out · Cutter 86.4 mph · 81.7 mph EV
• 2024-04-21Field Out · Knuckle Curve 78.7 mph · 34.9 mph EV
• 2024-04-21Field Out · Cutter 87.9 mph · 87.3 mph EV
• 2019-08-20Field Out · Changeup 87.4 mph · 83.7 mph EV
• 2019-08-20Strikeout · Sinker 92.7 mph
• 2019-08-20Field Out · Sinker 91.9 mph · 90.1 mph EV
• 2018-07-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.2 mph · 95.6 mph EV
• 2018-07-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.3 mph · 66.5 mph EV
• 2018-07-30Field Out · Changeup 87.0 mph · 82.9 mph EV
• 2018-07-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph · 88.4 mph EV