Cody Bellinger vs Robbie Ray

The Almanac's Take

Bellinger bats left against a lefty in Ray, so there's no platoon edge here — same-hand matchups generally tilt toward the pitcher, and Ray's 3.33 ERA and 1.3 WHIP this season suggest he's been reasonably solid. Bellinger is posting a .771 OPS with a 12.9% walk rate and just 15.7% strikeout rate, which is a disciplined profile, though slugging .420 isn't setting the world on fire. The 22-PA head-to-head is too thin to trust — three hits, eight strikeouts, a .143 average — but note that Ray leaned on his slider 52.7% of those looks, and left-on-left sliders are a standard weapon for a reason.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.143

3-for-21

PA

22

HR

0

K

8

BB

1

Pitches seen

91

Avg exit velo

87.3 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 93.2 mph · 94.6 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Single · Slider 84.8 mph · 72.4 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph · 86.6 mph EV
• 2025-04-11Field Out · Slider 87.7 mph · 95.1 mph EV
• 2025-04-11Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph
• 2020-07-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph · 88.1 mph EV
• 2020-07-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph · 103.2 mph EV
• 2020-07-30Field Out · Slider 88.5 mph · 93.3 mph EV
• 2019-08-09Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.9 mph · 82.9 mph EV
• 2019-08-09Intent Walk
• 2019-08-09Field Out · Slider 85.1 mph · 80.6 mph EV
• 2019-03-29Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.8 mph · 85.9 mph EV
• 2019-03-29Strikeout · Slider 83.7 mph
• 2017-10-07Force Out · Slider 85.0 mph · 59.2 mph EV
• 2017-10-07Strikeout · Slider 86.3 mph
• 2017-10-07Strikeout · Slider 88.2 mph
• 2017-09-04Strikeout · Sinker 96.6 mph
• 2017-09-04Strikeout · Slider 88.1 mph
• 2017-09-04Field Out · Slider 87.0 mph · 89.9 mph EV
• 2017-08-30Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 96.4 mph
• 2017-08-30Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.1 mph · 103.0 mph EV
• 2017-08-30Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.8 mph