Masataka Yoshida vs Dean Kremer

The Almanac's Take

Yoshida gets the platoon edge here as a lefty against Kremer's right hand, and his season line — .264/.325/.388 with an 11.3% strikeout rate in 194 PA — is quietly steady contact work against a pitcher carrying a 5.06 ERA and 10 home runs allowed in just 32 innings. Kremer's K/BB of 4.25 looks clean, but that HR rate is the real exposure, and Yoshida makes consistent contact rather than chasing. The 13-PA head-to-head (.500, six hits, zero strikeouts, 89.7 mph exit velo) is too small to lean on, but it doesn't contradict the season read either.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.500

6-for-12

PA

13

HR

0

K

0

BB

1

Pitches seen

43

Avg exit velo

89.7 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

• 2026-07-22Field Out · Curveball 76.5 mph · 88.1 mph EV
• 2026-07-22Walk · Curveball 76.5 mph
• 2026-07-22Single · 4-Seam Fastball 92.4 mph · 81.5 mph EV
• 2024-09-11Field Out · Cutter 86.9 mph · 87.7 mph EV
• 2024-09-11Double · Curveball 77.0 mph · 100.7 mph EV
• 2024-09-11Single · Split-Finger 84.4 mph · 84.0 mph EV
• 2023-09-28Field Out · Changeup 85.5 mph · 76.9 mph EV
• 2023-09-28Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.9 mph · 92.2 mph EV
• 2023-04-24Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph · 88.6 mph EV
• 2023-04-24Single · 4-Seam Fastball 96.4 mph · 95.5 mph EV
• 2023-04-24Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.4 mph · 112.3 mph EV
• 2023-04-01Field Out · Sinker 86.9 mph · 96.8 mph EV
• 2023-04-01Field Out · Cutter 90.8 mph · 71.9 mph EV