Spencer Torkelson vs Kevin Gausman

The Almanac's Take

Torkelson enters this righty-righty matchup without a platoon edge, and his season line — .216/.315/.407 with a 32.4% strikeout rate — isn't a foundation to build a case on. Gausman's 3.48 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 5.29 K/BB ratio describe a pitcher who misses bats and avoids walks, exactly the profile that punishes a free-swinging right-hander. The head-to-head is 19 plate appearances — too thin to weight heavily — but Torkelson is 2-for-18 with five strikeouts, and that 93.9 mph average exit velocity suggests hard contact has been scarce even when he makes it. The season read carries this one, and it points toward Gausman.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.111

2-for-18

PA

19

HR

0

K

5

BB

1

Pitches seen

71

Avg exit velo

93.9 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

• 2026-05-17Field Out · Split-Finger 82.7 mph · 92.4 mph EV
• 2026-05-17Strikeout · Split-Finger 84.6 mph
• 2025-07-26Strikeout · Split-Finger 82.6 mph
• 2025-07-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 91.7 mph · 92.5 mph EV
• 2024-05-23Field Out
• 2024-05-23Walk
• 2023-07-08Strikeout · Split-Finger 88.2 mph
• 2023-07-08Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.1 mph
• 2023-07-08Double · 4-Seam Fastball 93.3 mph · 108.2 mph EV
• 2023-04-12Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.3 mph · 97.7 mph EV
• 2023-04-12Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.2 mph · 109.7 mph EV
• 2023-04-12Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.3 mph · 78.3 mph EV
• 2023-03-20Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.1 mph · 89.2 mph EV
• 2023-03-20Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.3 mph · 103.6 mph EV
• 2022-06-11Double Play · 4-Seam Fastball 96.9 mph · 94.0 mph EV
• 2022-06-11Field Out · Split-Finger 84.7 mph · 78.4 mph EV
• 2022-06-11Field Out · Split-Finger 84.2 mph · 74.6 mph EV
• 2022-04-04Strikeout · Split-Finger 85.2 mph
• 2022-04-04Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.3 mph · 108.4 mph EV