Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays

2026-07-31, 7:10 PM ET, Tropicana Field. Erick Fedde (R) against Nick Martinez (R). Every number derives from the public Statcast store and the engine's published boards. Charts are code-drawn. Probabilities, not picks. Statcast through 2026-07-30.

What decides tonight

Every number below is a probability this engine published before first pitch and grades that night, or a plain count. No scouting verdicts are ranked here — those live in the panels and carry their own sample sizes.

Nick Martinez (RHP)

1649 pitches, K% 15% vs LHB (279 BF) / 12% vs RHB (194 BF)

20 apps · median 24 BF · reaches the order 3.0× (max 4) · exits at 84 pitches (IQR 78–88, 20 starts) · fastball -0.3 mph late (10 deep starts). Fade is measured inside each start on nights that reached 85 pitches, so it is not flattered by the short outings.

League percentiles, starter pool

K%514%
BB%984%
CSW%2225%
Whiff%616%
Chase%7032%
xwOBA vs42.322
Hard-hit%8832%
GB%1936%
1st-pitch strike%7064%
recent starts, K (n=5)
306/26
AZ
307/03
HOU
107/10
SEA
007/20
TOR
507/25
CLE

Arsenal, shape and results

Pitch # vL%vR% MPHIVBHB RPMWhiffCSW Chase 2K use 2K zone xwOBA RV/100
sinker51126%38%92.5+13-1522908%30%28%29%63%.338-1.3
changeup45130%23%78.4+4-12184932%27%40%37%22%.232-1.7
cutter34521%20%89.2+11+1233112%21%33%12%49%.333-2.0
4-seam18713%9%92.8+17-6226312%19%29%15%39%.398+0.7
curveball1007%5%80.0-15+1251117%30%11%2%·.463+1.1
slider522%4%85.9+4+224159%15%18%5%·.509+8.4

RV/100 is run value per 100 pitches from the pitcher's side, so negative is good (a curveball at −1.3 costs the pitcher runs even if it misses bats — a real tension worth reading, not a contradiction). Whiff, chase and xwOBA are computed on this pitcher's own pitches this season; low-usage pitches carry small samples.

Locations, catcher view

sinker
changeup
cutter

Movement

sinker: +13 IVB, -15 HBchangeup: +4 IVB, -12 HBcutter: +11 IVB, +1 HB4-seam: +17 IVB, -6 HBcurveball: -15 IVB, +1 HBslider: +4 IVB, +2 HBhorizontal break (in), catcher viewinduced vertical break (in)

How to attack

  • Hunt the sinker early: 31% of his first pitches, only 8% whiffs, 69% in-zone on 0-0.
  • Two strikes: expect the changeup (37% of 2-strike pitches vs 27% overall).
  • Lay off the changeup below the zone: 32% whiffs, only 33% of them are strikes.

Erick Fedde (RHP)

1666 pitches, K% 16% vs LHB (230 BF) / 16% vs RHB (194 BF)

21 apps · median 21 BF · reaches the order 3.0× (max 3) · exits at 80 pitches (IQR 72–88, 11 starts) · fastball -0.7 mph late (4 deep starts). Fade is measured inside each start on nights that reached 85 pitches, so it is not flattered by the short outings.

League percentiles, starter pool

K%1116%
BB%518%
CSW%1925%
Whiff%918%
Chase%324%
xwOBA vs29.335
Hard-hit%3441%
GB%3139%
1st-pitch strike%8566%
recent starts, K (n=5)
205/17
CHC
206/03
MIN
306/30
BAL
607/20
TEX
207/26
HOU

Arsenal, shape and results

Pitch # vL%vR% MPHIVBHB RPMWhiffCSW Chase 2K use 2K zone xwOBA RV/100
sweeper61931%46%81.9+1+16252221%28%31%43%39%.300-0.8
sinker49926%36%93.9+8-9205913%28%16%26%44%.357+0.3
cutter30721%15%90.8+7+3214415%24%21%13%43%.394+1.4
changeup21221%2%88.7+3-10184325%16%25%14%21%.301+3.3

RV/100 is run value per 100 pitches from the pitcher's side, so negative is good (a curveball at −1.3 costs the pitcher runs even if it misses bats — a real tension worth reading, not a contradiction). Whiff, chase and xwOBA are computed on this pitcher's own pitches this season; low-usage pitches carry small samples.

Locations and movement (4 charts)
sweeper
sinker
cutter

Movement

sweeper: +1 IVB, +16 HBsinker: +8 IVB, -9 HBcutter: +7 IVB, +3 HBchangeup: +3 IVB, -10 HBhorizontal break (in), catcher viewinduced vertical break (in)

Attack plan vs Tampa Bay Rays

  • Sweeper: top breaking whiffs are DeLuca (32%), Mullins (28%).
  • Changeup: top offspeed whiffs are Caminero (30%), Mesa Jr. (16%).
  • Careful with Simpson: 92% contact, 8% K rate vs RHP; pitch to contact at the edges.

White Sox bats vs Nick Martinez

Season quality vs tonight's starter hand, percentile-colored vs league: red elite, paper average, blue poor. P columns are the engine's published board numbers for this game. Batting order as posted. 30d contact is the last-30-day contact rate minus the season rate; an arrow is drawn only when the move clears two standard errors of its own noise, and n is the recent swing count.

#BatterPAxwOBAK%Chase%Contact%HH%P(1+ hit)P(1+ HR)30d contact
1Sam Antonacci (L)279.37914%22%88%40%··n166
2Munetaka Murakami (L)219.41331%22%60%60%··n119
3Miguel Vargas (R)324.37118%22%81%41%··n195
4Colson Montgomery (L)296.30933%32%65%45%··n169
5Andrew Benintendi (L)291.32222%30%75%47%··n143
6Braden Montgomery (S)125.32618%30%76%41%··n200
7Tristan Peters (L)286.30819%35%80%34%··n165
8Chase Meidroth (R)315.29424%27%81%34%··n167
9Drew Romo (S)112.23327%34%68%25%··n66

Tampa Bay Rays bats, where our staff attacks

Whiff by pitch group vs our starter's hand. Blue cells are the attack zones. P columns are the published board numbers. Lineup projected from recent starts; the posted order replaces it once teams announce. 30d contact is the last-30-day contact rate minus the season rate; an arrow is drawn only when the move clears two standard errors of its own noise, and n is the recent swing count.

BatterPAFB whiffBRK whiffOFF whiffxwOBAChase%Contact%1st-pitch swingP(1+ hit)P(1+ HR)30d contact
Yandy Díaz (R)32313%10%15%.36825%88%24% n323··n215
Jonathan Aranda (L)32418%19%12%.37431%83%44% n324··n234
Junior Caminero (R)34415%28%30%.35930%79%23% n344··n205
Cedric Mullins (L)27121%28%13%.27730%78%32% n271··n170
Ryan Vilade (R)6916%27%·.32526%80%···n75
Chandler Simpson (L)2734%18%12%.29227%92%26% n273··n148
Jonny DeLuca (R)12516%32%·.28934%78%35% n125··n137
Victor Mesa Jr. (L)10825%22%16%.32533%77%44% n108··n132
Ben Williamson (R)14511%25%·.29829%84%17% n145··n112

Tampa Bay Rays hitters, one card each

One card per hitter: the published probabilities this engine grades tonight, his whiff shape by pitch group, and his season against this starter's hand with the sample stated. Times-through-order and leverage splits are deliberately absent — at a median 45 plate appearances the third-time-through number carries a standard error roughly three times the effect it would be claiming.

No batter probabilities are published for this game yet — those publish once the lineup posts.

Yandy Díaz (R)

FB13%
BRK10%
OFF15%

vs RHP 0.368 xwOBA, K 14% (323 PA)

Jonathan Aranda (L)

FB18%
BRK19%
OFF12%

vs RHP 0.374 xwOBA, K 22% (324 PA)

Junior Caminero (R)

FB15%
BRK28%
OFF30%

vs RHP 0.359 xwOBA, K 19% (344 PA)

Cedric Mullins (L)

FB21%
BRK28%
OFF13%

vs RHP 0.277 xwOBA, K 22% (271 PA)

Ryan Vilade (R)

FB16%
BRK27%
OFF·

vs RHP 0.325 xwOBA, K 20% (69 PA)

Chandler Simpson (L)

FB4%
BRK18%
OFF12%

vs RHP 0.292 xwOBA, K 8% (273 PA)

Jonny DeLuca (R)

FB16%
BRK32%
OFF·

vs RHP 0.289 xwOBA, K 19% (125 PA)

Victor Mesa Jr. (L)

FB25%
BRK22%
OFF16%

vs RHP 0.325 xwOBA, K 27% (108 PA)

Ben Williamson (R)

FB11%
BRK25%
OFF·

vs RHP 0.298 xwOBA, K 18% (145 PA)

Matchups: CWS hitters vs Nick Martinez

Where this starter's actual usage meets each hitter's measured holes and damage, on the same map. An edge is only reported where the pitcher genuinely goes — a hole against a pitch he does not throw is not a matchup — and only where the rate is measurably worse than league for a typical hitter in that same spot. Every line carries its sample size. Batter-versus-pitcher history is shown as trivia and is not used in any of it: the samples that actually occur are far too small to support a conclusion, and most public matchup content is built on them anyway.

1. Sam Antonacci

Edge: batterWhen the ball goes up-middle — and he puts 9% of his pitches there — the batter does real damage: 0.440 expected value per ball in play, against a 0.332 league average in that spot. (31 balls in play.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

2. Munetaka Murakami

Edge: pitcherHe throws the four-seam off the plate on 5% of his pitches to this side. The batter swings and misses 47% of the time there, against 31% for a typical hitter — +16 points. (23 swings.)

Edge: batterWhen the ball goes middle-middle — and he puts 7% of his pitches there — the batter does real damage: 0.675 expected value per ball in play, against a 0.396 league average in that spot. (19 balls in play.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

3. Miguel Vargas

Edge: pitcherHe throws the sinker middle and in on 5% of his pitches to this side. The batter swings and misses 16% of the time there, against 4% for a typical hitter — +12 points. (23 swings.)

Edge: batterWhen the ball goes middle-middle — and he puts 6% of his pitches there — the batter does real damage: 0.513 expected value per ball in play, against a 0.396 league average in that spot. (25 balls in play.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

4. Colson Montgomery

Edge: pitcherHe throws the four-seam off the plate on 5% of his pitches to this side. The batter swings and misses 45% of the time there, against 31% for a typical hitter — +14 points. (62 swings.)

Edge: batterWhen the ball goes down-middle — and he puts 6% of his pitches there — the batter does real damage: 0.576 expected value per ball in play, against a 0.358 league average in that spot. (18 balls in play.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

5. Andrew Benintendi

Edge: batterWhen the ball goes up-middle — and he puts 9% of his pitches there — the batter does real damage: 0.399 expected value per ball in play, against a 0.332 league average in that spot. (16 balls in play.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

6. Braden Montgomery

Edge: batterWhen the ball goes middle-middle — and he puts 7% of his pitches there — the batter does real damage: 0.528 expected value per ball in play, against a 0.396 league average in that spot. (14 balls in play.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

7. Tristan Peters

Edge: batterWhen the ball goes middle and away — and he puts 6% of his pitches there — the batter does real damage: 0.390 expected value per ball in play, against a 0.309 league average in that spot. (20 balls in play.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

8. Chase Meidroth

Edge: batterWhen the ball goes middle and in — and he puts 7% of his pitches there — the batter does real damage: 0.432 expected value per ball in play, against a 0.334 league average in that spot. (19 balls in play.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

9. Drew Romo

Edge: pitcherHe throws the four-seam off the plate on 5% of his pitches to this side. The batter swings and misses 34% of the time there, against 31% for a typical hitter — +3 points. (21 swings.)

No published probability for this batter tonight, so the notes above are observations, not predictions.

Tampa Bay Rays: the running game and the defense

Sprint speed says who can run; attempt rate says who will. Rate is steals of second per time on first, shrunk toward the league’s 5.3% at 20 opportunities, with the raw count beside it. Verdict needs 15+ times on first. Sprint speed and Outs Above Average are Baseball Savant leaderboard metrics — measured from tracking data we do not have and did not compute.

Behind the plate: Drew Romo — runners went 27-for-35 against him (23% caught). That is mostly the pitcher: measured split-half reliability for a catcher’s own caught-stealing rate is +0.59, and the spread between catchers is smaller than the sampling noise. Read it as what happened, not as a rating.

Batter Sprint Steal rate Threat OAA
Yandy Díaz (R)26.1 ft/s1.3% (5/444)holds·
Jonathan Aranda (L)25.5 ft/s0.3% (0/334)holds-3 1B
Junior Caminero (R)26.3 ft/s1.9% (6/359)holds-15 3B
Cedric Mullins (L)27.9 ft/s15.1% (39/245)runner+7 CF
Ryan Vilade (R)28.5 ft/s2.6% (1/61)holds·
Chandler Simpson (L)29.5 ft/s19.8% (65/313)runner+6 LF
Jonny DeLuca (R)28.9 ft/s20.0% (19/80)runner+4 RF
Victor Mesa Jr. (L)27.9 ft/s8.3% (5/53)occasional·
Ben Williamson (R)28.2 ft/s6.7% (13/190)occasional-4 2B

Chicago White Sox: the running game and the defense

Sprint speed says who can run; attempt rate says who will. Rate is steals of second per time on first, shrunk toward the league’s 5.3% at 20 opportunities, with the raw count beside it. Verdict needs 15+ times on first. Sprint speed and Outs Above Average are Baseball Savant leaderboard metrics — measured from tracking data we do not have and did not compute.

#Batter Sprint Steal rate Threat OAA
1Sam Antonacci (L)28.2 ft/s9.3% (14/141)occasional-5 LF
2Munetaka Murakami (L)27.1 ft/s2.6% (3/134)holds+0 1B
3Miguel Vargas (R)28.3 ft/s4.3% (14/330)holds-2 3B
4Colson Montgomery (L)26.6 ft/s1.0% (1/195)holds+6 SS
5Andrew Benintendi (L)26.6 ft/s0.8% (1/239)holds·
6Braden Montgomery (S)28.5 ft/s3.0% (1/49)holds·
7Tristan Peters (L)28.7 ft/s4.0% (4/106)holds+9 CF
8Chase Meidroth (R)27.2 ft/s3.4% (13/392)holds+4 2B
9Drew Romo (S)26.1 ft/s4.0% (1/32)holds·

Bullpens

Sorted by 30-day workload. Day cells show pitches on the three most recent league game dates; dark means heavy recent use. Season rates percentile-colored vs all pitchers with 150+ pitches.

White Sox bullpen 8 arms
Reliever07/2807/2907/30 games since 30-day K%Whiff%xwOBA Top pitches
Trevor Richards (R)·14·1313p/12g26%23%.2884-seam 92 (60%) · changeup 80 (30%)
Tyler Schweitzer (L)38··2 heavy241p/6g11%20%.3534-seam 94 (45%) · slider 88 (35%)
Sean Newcomb (L)··25today191p/9g23%22%.3154-seam 95 (50%) · slurve 83 (30%)
Jordan Hicks (R)1229·1190p/11g26%23%.284sinker 100 (41%) · sweeper 86 (32%)
Chris Murphy (L)·198today B2B178p/10g22%27%.2994-seam 97 (35%) · slider 89 (28%)
Grant Taylor (R)·26·1163p/8g34%27%.2444-seam 98 (41%) · curveball 83 (30%)
Bryan Hudson (L)·1111today B2B149p/9g22%22%.2994-seam 93 (60%) · sweeper 80 (37%)
Seranthony Domínguez (R)··19today145p/10g28%28%.3434-seam 97 (45%) · sweeper 85 (30%)
Tampa Bay Rays bullpen 8 arms
Reliever07/2807/2907/30 games since 30-day K%Whiff%xwOBA Top pitches
Garrett Cleavinger (L)·920today B2B191p/12g33%25%.294slider 88 (46%) · sinker 95 (27%)
Craig Kimbrel (R)30·14today189p/10g22%24%.3154-seam 93 (58%) · sinker 94 (17%)
Cole Sulser (R)···4185p/12g24%25%.3384-seam 93 (46%) · changeup 84 (39%)
Chris Roycroft (R)···5 heavy182p/6g16%13%.391sinker 96 (55%) · cutter 88 (23%)
Bryan Baker (R)·2030today B2B167p/10g27%26%.2584-seam 96 (56%) · changeup 85 (42%)
Cam Booser (L)··11today164p/11g34%25%.240cutter 88 (45%) · 4-seam 95 (38%)
Casey Legumina (R)··9today125p/8g16%19%.3414-seam 94 (46%) · sinker 93 (18%)
Kevin Kelly (R)1211·1121p/9g22%17%.317sinker 91 (55%) · changeup 86 (34%)