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MLB Matchups · Pitcher vs Lineup

July 5, 2026 MLB Matchups

1 game · 1 matchup · Updated Jul 5, 1:57 PM ET

The Almanac's Take

One game on the board today, and the data is sparse — no away team listed, no salary or projection layer attached. What's here: Kyle Bradish, a righty, facing a Cincinnati lineup that the model reads as favoring the pitcher, with a .687 average OPS and only four hitters carrying a platoon edge against him. That's a thin lineup on paper, and the matchup grid below should reflect it. Without projection or salary context, there's no numbers-based angle to build on beyond the platoon count — take the pitcher-side lean at face value and use the grid for the individual splits.

How to read this page

Primary read is the lineup strength block — season OPS, lineup K%, and platoon-edge count across the opposing lineup. When enough Statcast PA is on file, the lineup composite vs the pitcher's hand sits alongside it.

Career head-to-head reads as color, not edge. PA count travels with every H2H number on this page so a 4-for-7 sample looks like the small sample it is. The “notable H2H” highlight list is filtered to PA ≥ 10 for that reason.

@ Cincinnati Reds

Kyle Bradish(RHP)

vs Cincinnati Reds

Favors pitcher9 batters sampled
Lineup OPS
.687
Lineup K%
24.8%
Season HR
76
Platoon edges
4 / 9

.327 xwOBA · 0.4% Hard-Hit · 0.0% Barrel (1843 PA vs R)

Lineup detail

  • #1Elly De La CruzSS· SHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .276/.345/.484 · 13 HR · .829 OPS

  • #2Sal Stewart3B· RHB

    Season · .257/.343/.469 · 17 HR · .812 OPS

  • #3JJ BledayLF· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .241/.346/.486 · 13 HR · .832 OPS

  • #4Eugenio SuárezDH· RHB

    Season · .207/.275/.352 · 7 HR · .627 OPS

    Career vs SP · 4-for-8 · .500 AVG · 3 K · 8 PA

  • #5Spencer Steer1B· RHB

    Season · .233/.311/.413 · 13 HR · .724 OPS

  • #6Tyler StephensonC· RHB

    Season · .222/.313/.355 · 6 HR · .668 OPS

  • #7Noelvi MarteRF· RHB

    Season · .198/.248/.349 · 4 HR · .597 OPS

  • #8TJ FriedlCF· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .190/.254/.294 · 3 HR · .548 OPS

  • #9Edwin Arroyo2B· SHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .240/.269/.280 · 0 HR · .549 OPS

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