Alejandro Kirk vs Luis Severino

The Almanac's Take

Kirk is hitting .198/.284/.592 OPS through 102 PA this season, and with both he and Severino right-handed, there's no platoon edge here. Severino's 4.16 ERA and 1.47 WHIP tell a bumpy story — 9 HR allowed in 62.2 IP and a 4.5 BB/9 suggest contact and free passes are available — but Kirk's .308 slugging limits how much damage he can do with them. The head-to-head is 14 PA, which is noise: a .500 average and 6 walks look flashy until you remember that's barely two weeks of at-bats. Stay anchored to the season lines; this matchup doesn't offer a clear directional edge either way.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.500

4-for-8

PA

14

HR

0

K

1

BB

6

Pitches seen

76

Avg exit velo

94.6 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

• 2026-03-27Field Out · Sinker 96.8 mph · 98.1 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Field Out · Sinker 97.2 mph · 97.2 mph EV
• 2025-07-11Single · Sinker 97.1 mph · 109.6 mph EV
• 2025-07-11Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 96.4 mph
• 2025-07-11Single · Cutter 92.3 mph · 108.6 mph EV
• 2022-09-26Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 96.5 mph
• 2022-09-26Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 97.9 mph
• 2022-06-19Walk · Slider 88.0 mph
• 2022-06-19Strikeout · Changeup 86.6 mph
• 2022-06-19Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 97.1 mph
• 2022-05-10Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.9 mph · 92.6 mph EV
• 2022-05-10Single · Changeup 90.6 mph · 101.6 mph EV
• 2022-04-14Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 97.5 mph
• 2022-04-14Single · Slider 85.7 mph · 54.8 mph EV