Ozzie Albies vs Mitch Keller

The Almanac's Take

Albies bats switch, so he's in against Keller right-handed — the platoon edge is real. Keller's season line tells most of the story: 5.02 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 12 home runs allowed in just over 100 innings, with a 6.6 K/9 that doesn't generate enough swing-and-miss to hide the contact damage. Albies is posting a .751 OPS across 373 PA this season, with a 12.9% strikeout rate that plays well against a pitcher who isn't racking up punchouts. The head-to-head is only 18 PA — 3-for-15 with a homer — so treat it as texture, not signal; the season reads are where the edge lives.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.200

3-for-15

PA

18

HR

1

K

3

BB

3

Pitches seen

68

Avg exit velo

90.0 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

• 2026-06-05Field Out · Changeup 88.6 mph · 97.9 mph EV
• 2026-06-05Walk · Sinker 92.3 mph
• 2026-06-05Walk · Sinker 93.5 mph
• 2024-05-25Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.6 mph · 91.4 mph EV
• 2024-05-25Strikeout · Sinker 95.6 mph
• 2024-05-25Double · 4-Seam Fastball 96.6 mph · 96.8 mph EV
• 2023-09-08Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.0 mph · 82.7 mph EV
• 2023-09-08Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 94.0 mph
• 2023-09-08Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.5 mph
• 2023-09-08Field Out · Cutter 89.2 mph · 66.7 mph EV
• 2023-08-08Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.2 mph · 96.8 mph EV
• 2023-08-08Single · Curveball 78.2 mph · 69.2 mph EV
• 2023-08-08Field Out · Sweeper 83.5 mph · 81.2 mph EV
• 2021-05-22Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 93.7 mph · 107.4 mph EV
• 2021-05-22Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph · 95.9 mph EV
• 2021-05-22Field Out · Cutter 85.0 mph · 93.5 mph EV
• 2019-06-12Field Out · Cutter 88.1 mph · 100.7 mph EV
• 2019-06-12Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph