Amed Rosario vs Robbie Ray

The Almanac's Take

Rosario right-handed against Ray's left carries the conventional platoon edge, and his .459 slugging this season backs it up — eight home runs in 145 PA suggests genuine pop for a middle-infield bat. Ray's 3.33 ERA looks tidy but a 4.4 BB/9 and 1.3 WHIP signal contact opportunities, and Rosario's 6.9% walk rate means he's swinging, not walking into counts. The head-to-head is 18 PA — genuinely too thin to lean on — though a 95.5 mph average exit velocity in those meetings rhymes with the season power profile. The platoon read and Ray's control issues are the actual case here.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.353

6-for-17

PA

18

HR

0

K

4

BB

1

Pitches seen

85

Avg exit velo

95.5 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 · 4-Seam Fastball 94.3 mph · 98.6 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.1 mph · 76.0 mph EV
• 2025-05-25Double · Changeup 85.0 mph · 88.6 mph EV
• 2025-05-25Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph · 97.4 mph EV
• 2025-05-25Strikeout · Knuckle Curve 81.8 mph
• 2023-03-31Field Out · Slider 85.1 mph · 96.3 mph EV
• 2023-03-31Field Out · Slider 85.0 mph · 98.1 mph EV
• 2022-08-28Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 93.8 mph
• 2022-08-28Strikeout · Slider 87.8 mph
• 2022-08-28Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.3 mph
• 2021-08-02Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 95.9 mph
• 2021-08-02Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.9 mph · 97.9 mph EV
• 2021-08-02Double · 4-Seam Fastball 95.5 mph · 107.1 mph EV
• 2020-09-12Double · 4-Seam Fastball 92.5 mph · 105.0 mph EV
• 2020-09-12Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.5 mph · 80.0 mph EV
• 2019-09-11Double · Slider 82.2 mph · 107.1 mph EV
• 2017-08-24Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.3 mph · 102.0 mph EV
• 2017-08-24Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.5 mph · 88.0 mph EV