Elly De La Cruz vs Michael Lorenzen

The Almanac's Take

De La Cruz batting left against Lorenzen's right arm gives him the conventional platoon edge, and his season line backs it up — .280/.343/.509 with 12 home runs and a .852 OPS across 58 games is genuinely strong production. Lorenzen, meanwhile, is one of the rougher starters in the game right now: an 8.01 ERA, 1.98 WHIP, and 11 home runs allowed in just 60.2 innings. The head-to-head is 14 PA — too thin to mean much — though De La Cruz's 92.6 mph average exit velocity in those meetings at least suggests he's made decent contact. The season-level edge here is real; the matchup data is just a footnote.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.250

3-for-12

PA

14

HR

0

K

4

BB

2

Pitches seen

51

Avg exit velo

92.6 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

• 2026-04-30Strikeout · Sinker 92.9 mph
• 2026-04-30Strikeout · Sinker 93.3 mph
• 2026-04-30Single · Sinker 94.2 mph · 74.7 mph EV
• 2025-05-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.4 mph · 102.0 mph EV
• 2025-05-26Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.2 mph · 96.1 mph EV
• 2025-05-26Walk · Changeup 84.9 mph
• 2025-03-15Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.3 mph · 105.9 mph EV
• 2025-03-15Walk · Changeup 83.3 mph
• 2024-08-16Field Out · Changeup 84.4 mph · 85.8 mph EV
• 2024-08-16Double Play · Cutter 91.1 mph · 107.3 mph EV
• 2024-08-16Field Out · Cutter 91.9 mph · 79.0 mph EV
• 2024-04-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.3 mph · 90.0 mph EV
• 2024-04-27Strikeout · Changeup 85.8 mph
• 2024-04-27Strikeout · Sinker 94.8 mph