Manny Machado vs Sonny Gray

The Almanac's Take

Machado is same-side against Gray here, so there's no platoon edge to lean on, and his season line — .202/.295/.707 OPS across 393 PA — doesn't exactly demand a contrarian stand against a pitcher running a 2.54 ERA and 3.54 K/BB through 17 starts. The H2H is 33 PA, which is color at best: .312 with 3 home runs and a 92.5 mph average exit velocity, mostly against a sinker-heavy mix (44.5% sinkers). Worth noting that Machado has made real contact when he's seen Gray, but 33 PA won't override what Gray is doing this season. The season read wins this one.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.312

10-for-32

PA

33

HR

3

K

4

BB

1

Pitches seen

119

Avg exit velo

92.5 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

• 2026-04-03Field Out · Sweeper 85.1 mph · 70.0 mph EV
• 2026-04-03Strikeout · Sinker 93.7 mph
• 2026-04-03Field Out · Sweeper 85.2 mph · 76.3 mph EV
• 2025-07-24Field Out · Sinker 93.5 mph · 88.1 mph EV
• 2025-07-24Home Run · Sinker 93.5 mph · 107.3 mph EV
• 2025-07-24Strikeout · Slider 85.5 mph
• 2024-08-29Field Out · Sinker 91.9 mph · 106.9 mph EV
• 2024-08-29Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 91.0 mph · 99.9 mph EV
• 2022-07-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.8 mph · 107.0 mph EV
• 2022-07-30Home Run · Sinker 92.2 mph · 108.3 mph EV
• 2022-07-30Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph
• 2019-08-20Single · Sweeper 82.8 mph · 68.0 mph EV
• 2019-08-20Field Out · Sweeper 82.6 mph · 73.5 mph EV
• 2019-08-20Single · Sinker 93.4 mph · 110.3 mph EV
• 2018-07-11Double · Curveball 83.5 mph · 104.7 mph EV
• 2018-07-11Field Out · Sinker 94.8 mph · 96.7 mph EV
• 2018-07-11Field Out · Curveball 83.2 mph · 65.3 mph EV
• 2018-06-01Single · 4-Seam Fastball 91.8 mph · 85.2 mph EV
• 2018-06-01Field Out · Sweeper 85.0 mph · 78.4 mph EV
• 2018-06-01Home Run · Sinker 93.2 mph · 106.1 mph EV
• 2018-04-07Strikeout · Slider 85.2 mph
• 2018-04-07Double · Curveball 81.6 mph · 84.0 mph EV
• 2018-04-07Field Out · Sinker 93.4 mph · 82.9 mph EV
• 2017-09-17Field Out · Sinker 91.8 mph · 75.2 mph EV
• 2017-09-17Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.9 mph · 109.1 mph EV
• 2017-09-17Field Out · Slider 84.2 mph · 103.4 mph EV
• 2017-09-07Force Out · Slider 85.3 mph · 100.9 mph EV
• 2017-09-07Field Out · Sinker 94.3 mph · 90.5 mph EV
• 2017-09-07Grounded Into Double Play · Slider 84.6 mph · 96.6 mph EV
• 2015-08-17Walk · Sinker 93.2 mph
• 2015-08-17Single · Sinker 92.6 mph · 97.7 mph EV
• 2015-08-17Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.1 mph · 108.5 mph EV
• 2015-08-17Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph · 89.5 mph EV