Freddie Freeman vs Dylan Cease

The Almanac's Take

Freeman gets the platoon edge here as a lefty against Cease's right arm, and his season line backs it up — .290/.373/.487 with a .860 OPS across 402 plate appearances, plus a disciplined 11.7% walk rate that will matter against someone walking 4.0 per nine. Cease is legitimately tough: 2.56 ERA, 13.5 K/9, and a 3.36 K/BB in 98.1 innings. The 22-PA head-to-head is too thin to lean on, though Freeman is hitting .381 in that sample with an 88.9 mph average exit velocity — more footnote than edge. This one comes down to a good hitter with a real platoon split facing a pitcher who misses plenty of bats.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.381

8-for-21

PA

22

HR

0

K

4

BB

1

Pitches seen

84

Avg exit velo

88.9 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

• 2026-04-08Single · Knuckle Curve 82.0 mph · 83.2 mph EV
• 2026-04-08Single · 4-Seam Fastball 98.2 mph · 105.9 mph EV
• 2026-04-08Double Play · Slider 89.3 mph · 90.0 mph EV
• 2025-08-16Field Error · 4-Seam Fastball 96.8 mph · 91.5 mph EV
• 2025-08-16Field Out · Slider 90.3 mph · 80.2 mph EV
• 2025-06-16Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.8 mph
• 2025-06-16Field Out · Slider 90.2 mph · 89.3 mph EV
• 2025-06-16Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 99.1 mph
• 2025-06-10Single · Slider 89.7 mph · 100.0 mph EV
• 2025-06-10Walk · Slider 89.1 mph
• 2025-06-10Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 97.3 mph · 104.7 mph EV
• 2024-10-05Single · 4-Seam Fastball 97.3 mph · 100.9 mph EV
• 2024-10-05Single · 4-Seam Fastball 96.9 mph · 108.8 mph EV
• 2024-09-25Field Out · Slider 89.1 mph · 60.7 mph EV
• 2024-09-25Single · Slider 89.6 mph · 79.0 mph EV
• 2024-09-25Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.5 mph
• 2023-06-15Force Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph · 75.1 mph EV
• 2023-06-15Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.7 mph · 75.7 mph EV
• 2023-06-15Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.2 mph · 86.1 mph EV
• 2022-06-09Double · Changeup 76.2 mph · 83.0 mph EV
• 2022-06-09Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.7 mph
• 2022-06-09Single · 4-Seam Fastball 96.7 mph · 97.6 mph EV