Andrew Benintendi vs Dylan Cease

The Almanac's Take

Benintendi gets the platoon edge as a lefty against Cease, but Cease's 13.4 K/9 and 3.05 ERA through 62 innings make that edge feel modest — he's punching out hitters regardless of handedness. Benintendi's 28.0 K% this season is the real friction point; Cease feeds a heavy fastball diet (51.6% four-seamers in their meetings) and Benintendi has whiffed six times in just 22 head-to-head plate appearances, so that history is texture, not signal. The .308 OBP and 6 home runs show he's a functional bat, not a liability, but Cease's 3.54 K/BB ratio suggests he'll control the at-bat.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.278

5-for-18

PA

22

HR

0

K

6

BB

4

Pitches seen

91

Avg exit velo

93.1 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

• 2026-04-03Field Out · Slider 89.6 mph · 84.3 mph EV
• 2026-04-03Strikeout · Slider 90.1 mph
• 2022-05-17Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.7 mph
• 2022-05-17Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 96.7 mph
• 2022-05-17Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.9 mph · 92.7 mph EV
• 2022-04-27Single · 4-Seam Fastball 94.8 mph · 88.4 mph EV
• 2022-04-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.2 mph · 101.2 mph EV
• 2022-04-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.2 mph · 88.5 mph EV
• 2021-09-05Strikeout · Slider 87.1 mph
• 2021-09-05Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 98.6 mph
• 2021-09-05Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 98.4 mph · 86.8 mph EV
• 2021-08-03Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 98.2 mph
• 2021-08-03Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.5 mph
• 2021-07-27Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.7 mph
• 2021-07-27Double · Changeup 81.6 mph · 101.5 mph EV
• 2021-07-27Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph · 94.7 mph EV
• 2021-05-16Single · Changeup 77.2 mph · 89.1 mph EV
• 2021-05-16Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph · 95.0 mph EV
• 2021-05-16Single · Slider 83.2 mph · 101.8 mph EV
• 2021-04-11Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 96.5 mph
• 2021-04-11Truncated Pa · Slider 86.5 mph
• 2021-04-11Strikeout · Slider 85.3 mph