Austin Hedges vs Miles Mikolas

The Almanac's Take

Mikolas has been genuinely bad this season — 6.07 ERA, 14 home runs allowed in 56.1 innings, 1.38 WHIP — but Hedges (.234/.314/.639 OPS in 86 PA) isn't the bat you're building around to exploit it, especially with no platoon edge in a same-handed matchup. The head-to-head is 10 PA, which is noise, not signal; the 5-for-10 line and 91.2 mph average exit velocity are a footnote at best. Hedges has made more contact than expected this year (18.6 K%), but the .325 slugging tells you the damage isn't coming. This matchup is about Mikolas's vulnerability, not Hedges's upside.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.500

5-for-10

PA

10

HR

0

K

0

BB

0

Pitches seen

30

Avg exit velo

91.2 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

• 2026-05-27Field Error · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph · 100.5 mph EV
• 2026-05-27Field Out · Sinker 94.3 mph · 88.6 mph EV
• 2025-06-28Single · Sinker 94.4 mph · 91.2 mph EV
• 2025-06-28Field Out · Curveball 76.8 mph · 77.3 mph EV
• 2023-06-04Double · Curveball 76.2 mph · 98.5 mph EV
• 2023-06-04Single · Slider 86.6 mph · 101.5 mph EV
• 2023-04-16Field Out · Slider 84.9 mph · 87.4 mph EV
• 2023-04-16Single · Sinker 92.2 mph · 89.5 mph EV
• 2019-06-30Field Out · Curveball 78.5 mph · 84.1 mph EV
• 2019-06-30Single · Slider 87.2 mph · 93.9 mph EV