Paul Goldschmidt vs MacKenzie Gore

The Almanac's Take

Goldschmidt has the platoon edge here as a right-handed bat against Gore's left arm, and his season line backs it up — .277/.341/.554 with a .895 OPS and 7 home runs in 123 PA is a legitimately dangerous profile right now. Gore has been hittable, carrying a 4.23 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 4.1 BB/9 through 13 starts, which means free baserunners are part of the equation. The head-to-head is only 14 PA — a .308 average and 90.2 mph exit velocity with zero home runs is a footnote, not a signal. The season read is the real case: Goldschmidt punishing a walking lefty with a strong platoon split is the cleanest version of this matchup.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.308

4-for-13

PA

14

HR

0

K

1

BB

1

Pitches seen

55

Avg exit velo

90.2 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

• 2026-05-07Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.6 mph · 94.8 mph EV
• 2026-05-07Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 96.5 mph
• 2026-05-07Triple · 4-Seam Fastball 93.5 mph · 100.3 mph EV
• 2025-08-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.8 mph · 69.8 mph EV
• 2025-08-26Double · Curveball 80.6 mph · 106.1 mph EV
• 2025-08-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph · 97.8 mph EV
• 2024-07-26Double · Cutter 90.0 mph · 67.5 mph EV
• 2024-07-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.1 mph · 48.6 mph EV
• 2024-07-26Field Out · Curveball 81.6 mph · 98.6 mph EV
• 2024-07-06Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 97.2 mph
• 2024-07-06Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.2 mph · 108.9 mph EV
• 2023-06-20Single · Curveball 83.8 mph · 84.2 mph EV
• 2023-06-20Grounded Into Double Play · 4-Seam Fastball 94.8 mph · 107.4 mph EV
• 2023-06-20Field Out · Curveball 86.4 mph · 97.9 mph EV