Salvador Perez vs Sean Manaea

The Almanac's Take

Perez gets the platoon edge here as a right-handed bat against Manaea's left arm, and that's the cleanest case for this matchup — though his season line makes it a complicated one to lean on, with a .209/.239/.584 slash and a 20.5% strikeout rate across 352 PA. Manaea hasn't been sharp either, carrying a 4.92 ERA and 1.33 WHIP over 75 innings. The head-to-head is only 22 PA — genuine small sample — but Perez has made hard contact when they've met, averaging 94.7 mph exit velocity and going deep three times in six hits. File that as color, not conviction.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.273

6-for-22

PA

22

HR

3

K

4

BB

0

Pitches seen

63

Avg exit velo

94.7 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

• 2026-07-09Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 89.1 mph · 105.4 mph EV
• 2026-07-09Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 91.4 mph · 94.6 mph EV
• 2026-07-09Field Out · Sweeper 75.6 mph · 76.7 mph EV
• 2025-07-13Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 91.4 mph
• 2025-07-13Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 94.4 mph
• 2024-04-13Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 90.6 mph · 102.7 mph EV
• 2024-04-13Single · Sweeper 77.1 mph · 77.3 mph EV
• 2024-04-13Field Out · Cutter 88.5 mph · 95.6 mph EV
• 2023-04-08Strikeout · Changeup 88.4 mph
• 2023-04-08Hit By Pitch · Slider 85.8 mph
• 2023-04-08Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.5 mph · 92.3 mph EV
• 2022-08-28Strikeout · Slider 77.0 mph
• 2022-08-28Field Out · Slider 79.5 mph · 73.4 mph EV
• 2022-08-28Single · Changeup 86.0 mph · 81.1 mph EV
• 2021-09-15Home Run · Sinker 93.4 mph · 107.6 mph EV
• 2021-09-15Single · Sinker 93.3 mph · 111.4 mph EV
• 2021-09-15Field Out · Sinker 93.1 mph · 106.9 mph EV
• 2018-06-10Field Out · Sinker 90.3 mph · 90.7 mph EV
• 2018-06-10Home Run · Sinker 90.6 mph · 101.3 mph EV
• 2018-06-10Field Error · Sinker 91.7 mph · 98.9 mph EV
• 2016-09-14Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.7 mph · 101.6 mph EV
• 2016-09-14Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.9 mph · 92.9 mph EV