Spencer Torkelson vs Kevin Gausman

The Almanac's Take

Torkelson and Gausman are both right-handed, so there's no platoon edge here — that's a small but real mark against the matchup. The season read isn't encouraging either: Torkelson is hitting .203 with a 33.5% strikeout rate through 361 PA, and Gausman's 9.3 K/9 and 3.62 K/BB suggest he'll find those swings-and-misses. The 19-PA head-to-head is too thin to weight heavily, though the 93.9 mph average exit velocity hints Torkelson does make hard contact when he connects. The power is real — 17 home runs — but a .710 OPS against a pitcher with this kind of command profile is a tough sell.

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