Jake McCarthy vs Sandy Alcantara

The Almanac's Take

McCarthy carries the platoon edge here as a lefty against Alcantara's right-handed arsenal, and his season line backs it up — .298/.334/.509 with a .843 OPS, 10 home runs, and 15 steals across 305 plate appearances is a genuinely productive slash. Alcantara's 3.95 ERA and 1.23 WHIP aren't lights-out this year, and he's allowed 14 home runs over 136.2 innings with a 7.0 K/9 that won't bury McCarthy. The 12-plate-appearance head-to-head is too thin to weight — treat the 3-for-12 line as background noise. The season read is the signal: McCarthy is hitting well and Alcantara has been hittable in 2024.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.250

3-for-12

PA

12

HR

0

K

3

BB

0

Pitches seen

35

Avg exit velo

90.7 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

• 2026-06-29Double Play · Cutter 89.0 mph · 105.0 mph EV
• 2026-06-29Double · Sinker 97.6 mph · 94.1 mph EV
• 2026-06-29Field Out · Sinker 94.9 mph · 85.8 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Field Out · Sinker 97.0 mph · 101.2 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Single · 4-Seam Fastball 96.1 mph · 46.7 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Strikeout · Sinker 98.0 mph
• 2025-06-28Field Out · Sinker 96.6 mph · 97.1 mph EV
• 2025-06-28Single · Changeup 91.5 mph · 92.6 mph EV
• 2025-06-28Field Out · Curveball 83.4 mph · 95.2 mph EV
• 2023-04-16Strikeout · Changeup 92.6 mph
• 2023-04-16Strikeout · Slider 93.2 mph
• 2023-04-16Field Out · Changeup 90.5 mph · 98.3 mph EV