Cody Bellinger vs MacKenzie Gore

The Almanac's Take

Bellinger bats left against Gore's left arm, so there's no platoon edge here — same-side matchups historically suppress offensive production, and nothing in the current numbers pushes back against that. Gore carries a 4.80 ERA and 1.28 WHIP this season, but his 9.9 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9 suggest he misses bats and controls the zone well enough to hold left-handed hitters. Bellinger is posting a .768 OPS with a 12.8 percent walk rate and a manageable 15.8 percent strikeout rate, so he makes contact, but the platoon disadvantage is real friction. The 14-PA head-to-head (.364 average) is far too thin to outweigh any of that — treat it as a footnote, not a signal.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.364

4-for-11

PA

14

HR

0

K

3

BB

3

Pitches seen

72

Avg exit velo

88.0 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

• 2026-05-07Walk · Sinker 94.8 mph
• 2026-05-07Field Out · Slider 86.8 mph · 90.1 mph EV
• 2026-05-07Triple · Sinker 95.8 mph · 103.8 mph EV
• 2025-08-26Walk · Curveball 82.7 mph
• 2025-08-26Double · 4-Seam Fastball 96.1 mph · 87.0 mph EV
• 2024-09-21Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.9 mph · 99.9 mph EV
• 2024-09-21Strikeout · Cutter 89.8 mph
• 2024-09-21Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph · 79.1 mph EV
• 2023-07-17Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 92.4 mph
• 2023-07-17Field Out · Slider 88.4 mph · 73.4 mph EV
• 2023-07-17Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.7 mph · 83.6 mph EV
• 2023-05-01Walk · Curveball 79.9 mph
• 2023-05-01Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.4 mph
• 2023-05-01Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.3 mph · 87.1 mph EV