Otto Lopez vs Kyle Freeland

The Almanac's Take

Lopez carries real weight here — .341/.365/.848 across 277 plate appearances against a left-hander when he bats right is the kind of platoon edge that actually means something. Freeland's season is rough: 7.81 ERA, 1.7 WHIP, and 13 home runs allowed in 53 innings, numbers that suggest the damage has been consistent, not fluky. Lopez also adds 13 stolen bases to the profile, so the floor has legs even if the ball doesn't leave the yard. The 11-PA head-to-head is too thin to move the needle either way — treat the 1-for-9 line as noise and keep the focus on what the season numbers are telling you.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.111

1-for-9

PA

11

HR

0

K

1

BB

2

Pitches seen

42

Avg exit velo

94.7 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 · Cutter 86.8 mph · 96.1 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 93.2 mph
• 2025-09-16Field Error · Knuckle Curve 81.6 mph · 103.3 mph EV
• 2025-09-16Sac Fly · Cutter 85.7 mph · 95.3 mph EV
• 2025-09-16Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 88.9 mph · 87.0 mph EV
• 2025-06-04Strikeout · Sweeper 83.8 mph
• 2025-06-04Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.8 mph · 96.9 mph EV
• 2025-06-04Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 90.8 mph · 84.5 mph EV
• 2024-08-28Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.5 mph · 95.7 mph EV
• 2024-08-28Walk · Sinker 92.9 mph
• 2024-08-28Single · Knuckle Curve 83.6 mph · 98.5 mph EV