Lance Lynn turns Mike Trout into a bad hitter, a breakdown
What Happened
In a highly anticipated pitching matchup, Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout steps up to the plate against Texas Rangers veteran right-hander Lance Lynn. Trout is widely regarded as one of the best hitters in baseball, known for his prowess against fastballs. However, Lynn has emerged as one of the league's most intriguing pitchers, relying heavily on his high-velocity four-seam fastball. As the first at-bat unfolds, Lynn immediately challenges Trout with his heater, painting the corners of the strike zone. Trout swings and misses on the first two fastballs, uncharacteristically struggling against Lynn's execution. The umpire does not grant Lynn's third strike, but the right-hander quickly regains control, inducing a foul ball from Trout on another fastball. In the third inning, Lynn continues his masterful performance against the Angels' star. He starts Trout off with a cutting fastball, then unleashes a barrage of four-seamers right down the middle of the plate. Trout is unable to catch up to Lynn's velocity, swinging and missing twice more to strike out. The fifth inning brings more of the same, as Lynn pounds the strike zone with his fastball. Trout fouls off a few pitches, but ultimately succumbs to Lynn's relentless approach, striking out for a third time in the game. "He's just throwing these 'F-U' fastballs," the analyst observes, marveling at Lynn's unwavering confidence in challenging Trout with his best pitch. "Lance Lynn turns one of the best hitters to ever hit into a bad hitter." The numbers certainly support the analyst's assessment. Trout's career batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage against Lynn all fall well below his usual production. The Rangers' hurler has found a way to neutralize the Angels' superstar, who typically thrives against high-velocity fastballs. As the two aces prepare to face off again, baseball fans eagerly anticipate the next chapter of this captivating pitching duel. Lynn's ability to execute his game plan and disrupt Trout's timing has proven to be a winning formula so far, setting the stage for another intriguing showdown between two of the game's premier talents.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthis guy's name is mike trout he's
really really
really good at hitting baseballs and
this guy's name is lance lynn he's my
favorite pitcher to watch pitch these
days
and these guys are a real interesting
matchup because lancelin
throws 88 fastballs which is the most in
major league baseball
and trout crushes fastballs
third best numbers home runs ops against
fastballs here's some more numbers trout
against fastball since 2015.
look at those batting averages they all
start with three a lot of them start
with 320.
look at those slugging percentages they
start with five they start with six
and the whiff percentage 25 is average
he's at 13
15 14 so dude swings at fastballs
crushes fastballs doesn't miss fastballs
a lot then you have
lancelin throws a lot of fastballs
batting averages all start in the twos
slugging all in the fours some threes
and the width percentage is slightly
above average that 30
is pretty good for fastball so super
interesting matchup you'd think
lance lynn would be trout's favorite
pitcher to hit
he likes hitting fastballs lancelin
throws a lot of fastballs
not the case trout's career batting
average on base percentage slugging
percentage
ops all tick way down against lance lynn
in his 28
plate appearances lance lin turns one of
the best hitters to ever
hit into a bad hitter those are
pretty below average numbers there and i
just love watching this look at lance
lynn i mean that pitch
is middle middle four-seam fastball he
just attacks him it's right
there trout swings through it that's
strike one this is the first at-bat
of the day catcher loves it now he goes
up with the fastball another swing and a
miss look at that
placement then i have this as strike
three
umpire doesn't give it to him but i
think that catches the plate
trout's gonna get some calls and then he
tries to induce a swing
on a breaking pitch there goes back with
the fastball trout fouls it back
now he's gonna try and induce another
swing it's a nice pitch good take by
trout
back with the fastball trout fouls it
back now the count's full
and he misses inside with the fastball
he loses him
but in the next two at bats in the third
inning watch this out bad this is my
favorite one he opens him up
with the little cut fastball breaking
pitch then he just goes back to
attacking him
with fastballs in the zone o2 fastball
i mean that's the ballsiest o2 pitch you
could throw
even if it's some scrub up there you
know oh two count you want to weigh some
and he's just
putting a fastball middle middle to the
best hitter in the game
and gets him to swing and miss at it i
love it
lance lin my favorite pitcher to watch
right now because he's just throwing
these fu fastballs third at bat fastball
right in the zone then he misses outside
does a little dance around says ah man
that slipped a little bit
we're in the fifth inning misses again
so now he's down in the count comes back
with a fastball i like that pitch trout
says i don't know i thought it was
inside i think it's there 2-2
fastball in the zone trout strikes out
again so all those numbers i showed
earlier
are gonna get worse it's just really fun
to watch
lance lynn just peppering trout in the
zone trout
zone contact percentage is 86.5
meaning he makes contact when he swings
at pitches in the zone
86 percent of the time lancelin just
gotten a swing and miss
at like six pitches seven pitches in
this game alone so the next time these
guys face up
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