Jarren Duran vs Dean Kremer

The Almanac's Take

Duran gets the platoon edge here as a lefty against Kremer's right hand, but that's about where the good news ends for this matchup — his .192/.251/.598 slash across 370 PA this season is genuinely rough, with a 29.7% strikeout rate that plays directly into Kremer's 10.0 K/9. Kremer has been homer-prone (9 HR in 26.0 IP), so the pop is real if Duran makes contact, but a .347 slug doesn't inspire confidence there. The 11-PA head-to-head (.455, 5 hits) is too thin to mean anything. This matchup is a platoon edge attached to a struggling bat against a pitcher who misses swings.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.455

5-for-11

PA

11

HR

0

K

2

BB

0

Pitches seen

44

Avg exit velo

87.0 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

• 2025-05-25Single · 4-Seam Fastball 94.1 mph · 104.3 mph EV
• 2025-05-25Single · Curveball 79.2 mph · 105.8 mph EV
• 2025-05-25Single · 4-Seam Fastball 92.5 mph · 82.7 mph EV
• 2024-09-11Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.9 mph · 82.8 mph EV
• 2024-09-11Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.8 mph · 81.6 mph EV
• 2024-09-11Single · Split-Finger 85.6 mph · 74.6 mph EV
• 2024-09-11Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.3 mph · 83.1 mph EV
• 2023-04-24Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.9 mph
• 2023-04-24Field Out · Changeup 85.5 mph · 70.4 mph EV
• 2022-08-11Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph
• 2022-08-11Single · Curveball 74.5 mph · 97.6 mph EV